Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202613691 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202613691 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315427021	06/15/2011	1721	238320	Two Brothers Painting Llc

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315427021			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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