Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200754414 - Employee killed in fall from edge of roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200754414 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305428328	08/09/2002	7349	0	Dedden'S Window Cleaning, Inc.

Abstract: On August 9, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to clean the exterior windows of a building. The employees were at the edge of the roof, pulling up a mule to which a counterweight and rappelling equipment would be attached. Employee #1 and his coworker were not wearing any form of fall protection. They were raising the second mule when Employee #1 fell 40 ft off the edge and landed on the ramp of a loading dock. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, ROOF, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305428328			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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