Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14479711 - Employee Falls To Balcony While Rappelling

Accident Summary Nr: 14479711 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/30/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119594398	06/30/1994	7349	0	Cliffhanger Service And Company

Abstract: On June 30, 1994, Employee #1, of Cliffhanger Services Inc., was at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, MD, rappelling from one balcony to another. While rappelling from the 10th to the 9th floor, he fell approximately 10 ft to a concrete balcony. The employee's "jumar" had not been attached to his safety line, although he had been trained always to do so. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a bruised right arm, a contusion to the head, a bruised lower back, and numbness in both legs.

Keywords: head, work rules, back, fall, rappelling, arm, tie-off, contusion, leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119594398			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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