OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14354229
HEART,CPR,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,PAINTER
Event description
Painter dies in fall from stepladder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and two coworkers were painting a house. Employee #1 was painting th administered CPR until EMS pronounced Employee #1 dead. Safety reminder sticker s were on the ladder, and its legs were equipped with rubber safety feet. The la dder was fully opened and the top and bottom areas were clear. The house's porch floor was brick and in good condition. The ladder, which was heavier than requi red for painting, was positioned in a safe location. The coroner said that Emplo yee #1 might have had a heart problem that caused him to fall. The final autopsy report was not available as of May 23, 1986. e 9 ft 10 in porch ceiling, and was no higher than the second step from the top of an approved 6 ft Werner Craft-master, type I commercial/industrial aluminum s tepladder, model 376. His can of paint was on the ladder's pail shelf. The cowor kers heard Employee #1 gasping, shouted to him, and realized that he needed help . They and their employer rushed up the brick stairs and found Employee #1 on hi s left side with his right leg drawn up against his body. The employee had hit t he back of his head on the brick wall near the house's front door, inflicting a moderate laceration. The ladder and can of paint were undisturbed. The coworkers
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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