Fatality Narrative: Painter Falls from Stepladder

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On October 12, 2010, a painter died when he fell from a stepladder. The 57-year-old self-employed painter was working alone at a newly constructed house. He was standing on an aluminum stepladder spray painting the ceiling. The incident was unwitnessed, but according to the police report, he apparently fell from the ladder down into a stairwell, where he landed about 25 to 30 feet below. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Paint
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Ladders
  • Paint spraying
  • Painters
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Training
  • Safety
  • Safety equipment
  • Safety measures
  • Safety practices
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051581
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-110-2012, 2012 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: painter falls from stepladder
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228763/cdc_228763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 69.77 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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