Livesey Painting, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Livesey Painting, Inc. | Report ID | 2019088552 |
| Address | 3225 Demming Way | City, State ZIP | MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN 53562 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-self-supporting staging |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238320 | Inspection # | 1424891 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.10000, -89.52000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On August 19, 2019, an employee was working on a baker's scaffold while mudding drywall inside a commercial building. At approximately 11:20 a.m., the employee was standing on the scaffold and using his arms to move the scaffold across the floor when he lost balance and fell over the guardrails, landing on the concrete floor below. He fractured seven ribs and his skull.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2019, a worker at Livesey Painting, Inc. in MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-self-supporting staging identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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