Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1517666.015 - Color Craft Painting And Wallcovering, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:00 a.m. on February 16, 2021, an employee prepared to paint a ten foot by twelve-foot room using a twenty-four foot extension ladder extended to fifteen feet to reach higher sections of the walls. At some point, the employee was found on the ground after an approximate twelve-foot fall from the ladder with a bleeding head injury. The employee was taken, by ambulance, to the hospital, where the employee later died of their injuries that included intracranial hemorrhage, fractures to the right clavicle and five ribs and acute hypoxic respiratory failure.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Respiratory, Rib, Shoulder