Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202654331 - Employee Fractures Lower Back In Fall From Ladder
Accident: 202654331 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 03/27/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316992502 | 04/04/2013 | 1721 | Silicon Valley Painting Inc Dba Certapro | ||||
At approximately 8:55 a.m. on March 27, 2013, Employee #1, a painter, was on an extension ladder painting a two story residential home in the back yard area. The employee set up the 16-ft extension ladder on a wooden deck and ascended the ladder. The ladder slipped out causing Employee #1 and ladder to the fall to the deck below. The employee was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for fractured lower back. The employee remained hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, extension ladder, ladder, slip, back, fall, painter
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 316992502 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Painters, construction and maintenance | FallDist: FallHt:8 Cause: Exterior painting FatCause: Fall from/with ladder |