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Accident: 202613691 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident: 202613691 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/11/2011
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31542702106/15/20111721Two Brothers Painting Llc
On June 11, 2011, Employee #1, a painter, was standing on an extension ladder, attempting to cover an exterior light. Employee #1 leaned slightly to the left, and the extension ladder slipped in the opposite direction. Employee #1 jumped from the ladder to the concrete driveway and fell a distance of approximately eight feet. Employee #1 fractured his ankle and foot in the fall.
Keywords: fracture, ladder, fall, fall protection, painter, ankle, foot
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Maintenance or repair Under $50,000 2
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 315427021 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:10
Cause: Exterior painting
FatCause: Fall from/with ladder

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