Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634903 - Employee Fractures Hip in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202634903 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315365197	09/15/2011	1721	238320	William Rianda Dba Rianda Painting

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 11, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a painter, and was spray painting the exterior of a commercial building. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 set up a 24-foot extension ladder in order to access the roof area with two levels. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 then set up a 6-foot stepladder in order to access the lower roof level. Employee #1 descended from the upper roof level to the lower roof level using the 6-foot stepladder and the ladder tilted back. Employee #1 fell on to the lower roof level, and then he fell approximately 13 feet to the pavement below. Employee #1 fractured his hip in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, SPRAY PAINTING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315365197			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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