Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129969.015 - Employee applying caulk from ladder is killed in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 129969.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495335.015	10/01/2020		238320	W&Jr Painting Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 28, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a painting contractor, was working at a one-story residential structure. He was standing on a ladder and applying caulk when he lost balance, fell, and struck his head against the brick patio, a fall height of 18 feet. Employee #1 was killed. Investigation revealed the employee was using the wrong equipment and, to reach the area being caulked, had to over extend his body away from the ladder when he lost balance and fell.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brick, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Leaning over, Lost Balance, Painter, Patio, Residential Construction, Skull, Slip, Struck Against, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495335.015	33	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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