Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200963650 - Employee Injured In Fall

**Accident: 200963650 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/16/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302888136	12/17/1999	1799	Budget Commercial Cleaning, Inc.

Employee #1 was cleaning windows in a townhouse that was under construction and had climbed out the window onto the sill to wash the outside of the top section of the double hung window. Employee #1 was holding onto the inside of the window, but the window was of the type that folded into the unit causing the employee to fall 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered bruises and contusion to the body but no broken bones. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: janitor, window washer, cleaning, abrasion, fall, contusion

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	302888136			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Janitors and cleaners	FallDist: FallHt:12 Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Fall, other

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