Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14552582 - Employee killed in fall from top of building

Accident Summary Nr: 14552582 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 06/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100626654	07/01/1987	7349	0	All In One Building Service

Abstract: Employee #1, a window washer, had connected his harness to the seat of a boatswain's-chair-type device in preparation for washing the windows of a 12-story building. He fell from the top of the building onto a concrete patio and died of internal injuries. Employee #1 went over the roof parapet before connecting the descent device to his harness. He had also connected his safety belt and lanyard to the wrong line, the line for the scaffold, which was too small for the latch.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, BOSUN CHAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100626654			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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