Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652277 - Employee's Left Foot Is Fractured in Fall from Step Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202652277 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316207588	05/15/2012	1721	238320	Santa Fe Painting Inc Dba Leo'S Painting

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2012, Employee #1 was part of a 3-man painting crew who were painting the interior of a building. The employee slipped from the 3rd rung of a step ladder while he was climbing down. Upon landing on the ground the employee fractured a bone in his left foot. Employee #1 was transported to Rancho Springs Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with a fracture in his left foot and subsequently was admitted to Kaiser (Irvine), where he was discharged on April 24, 2012, and scheduled for outpatient surgery. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, PAINT, FALL, PAINTER, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316207588			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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