Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118428.015 - Employee and robot painter fall from top of water tower and

Accident Summary Nr: 118428.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419275.015	07/30/2019		238320	Jpi Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 30, 2019, an employee was working as a painter for a painting and wall covering contractor. The employee was on the top or roof of a water tower. He was working approximately 50 feet (15.2 meters) above ground level. He was operating a robot painter. The robot painter slid off the roof of the water tower. Apparently, the employee was tethered to the robot or in its path, because the worker fell off the roof too. The employe landed in a tree, approximately 4 feet (1.2 meters) from the ground. He suffered multiple fractures. He was hospitalized for more than two days.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Painter, Roof, Slope, Sloping, Spray Painting, Tree, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Water Tower, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair				50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419275.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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