Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652210 - Employee Falls from Stepladder and Fractures Right Foot

Accident Summary Nr: 202652210 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316206929	04/04/2012	1721	238320	C.T. Georgiou Painting Co.

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on March 28, 2012, Employee #1 was taping and prepping before painting by hanging a plastic sheet in the exterior walkway in front of Door Number 309A, Building Number 3. The employer was a painting contractor and had a total of 15 employees and was nonunionized. At the time of accident, Employee #1 was standing on the fourth step of a metal stepladder (Werner 10 foot Ladder, 300 pound capacity, Model Number 310MK30, Part Number 100515). As he was cutting the plastic sheet with a knife, the front left support of the ladder sank into the muddy ground, and Employee #1 lost his balance and he fell, causing a compound fracture of his right foot and ankle, which required four surgeries and hospitalization for three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, FALL, PAINTER, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316206929			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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