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Accident: 69706.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Dies

Accident: 69706.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/12/2014
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1015785.01512/29/2014Cabrillo Enterprises Inc.
At 11:30 a.m. on December 12, 2014, Employee #1 was using a ladder while performing the final inspection of the interior of a water storage tank that he was touching up with paint. The employee fell from the ladder, 20 feet into the empty tank, shattering the femur of his right leg and rupturing his spleen. Employee #1 later died from complications of his original injuries.
Keywords: paint, spleen, confined space, fracture, leg, ladder, fall, water tank, rupture, painter
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Other heavy construction Maintenance or repair $50,000 to $250,000 0 0 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 1015785.015 56 M Fatality Fracture Painters, construction and maintenance FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause:
FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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