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Accident: 37936.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Is Killed.

Accident: 37936.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 12/22/2012
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
757501.01512/27/2012Bimco Construction Services Inc.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 22, 2012, Employee #1 was spray painting a residential building. He noticed that he missed a spot and moved to repaint it . He crossed from a 28 foot ladder to a 32 foot ladder, slipped and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: fall, ladder, lost balance, painter, residential construction, struck against
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Multi-family dwelling Maintenance or repair Under $50,000 2 30 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 757501.015 47 M Fatality Painters, construction and maintenance FallDist: 16
FallHt:16
Cause: Exterior painting
FatCause:

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