Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 819722 - Employee Dies In Fall From Rope

Accident Summary Nr: 819722 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110059698	10/12/1990	7349	0	Precision Window Cleaning Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 disconnected his safety latch from the safety line, then rapidly rappelled down the side of a building from the 4th or 5th floor to the ground. The rappelling rope ended 22 ft from the ground and the employee fell the rest of the way. He died.

Keywords: work rules, fall, rappelling, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110059698			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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