Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202586905 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202586905 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/05/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315315051	08/08/2011	1721	238320	D And B Painting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:50 p.m. on August 5, 2011, Employee #1 was standing on an 8 ft A frame ladder and assessing what types of painting equipment was required for the job. As he assessed the work and extended his body away from the centerline of the ladder, the ladder slipped out from underneath him. Coworkers found him lying on his back and on the third floor mid-landing. The ladder was found lying flat on the stairs below the third floor mid-landing. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was treated for unspecified injuries and then hospitalized.

Keywords: UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, PAINTER, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315315051			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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