Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121489.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof of 12-story high-rise

Accident Summary Nr: 121489.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443385.015	11/07/2019		561790	High Rise Queen Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on November 7, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that provided building maintenance via rope access. He was working from the top of a twelve-story high-rise building. He had secured a lifeline and working line of rappelling rope system to a roof top anchor point so he could descend from the roof to a work location below. The ropes secured to the anchor point slipped out of their knot. There was no indication of a secondary tie off point for the lifeline or work line. The employee fell from the roof top to the ground, twelve stories below. He was killed.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Lifeline, Rappelling, Roof, Rope, Window Washer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1443385.015	37	M	Fatality

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