Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14414601 - Window washer dies when work platform pulled from building

Accident Summary Nr: 14414601 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101892990	07/31/1987	7349	0	City Window Cleaning Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101892859	08/18/1987	6531	0	Linclay Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101892834	07/31/1987	7313	0	Southwestern Bell Publications

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 29, 1987, Employee #1 was suspended in a boatswain's chair, washing windows outside a five-story building. His rappelling rope hung down to the ground, passing in front of a garage door. When a delivery van drove out of the garage, the rope became caught in its rear bumper. The employee's work platform was pulled from the building and he and his rigging fell 50 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull; he died at the scene.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, SKULL, ROPE, FALL, BOSUN CHAIR, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101892990	Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	101892859			Occupation Not Listed
3	101892834			Occupation Not Listed

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