Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100866987 - Flatiron Cleaning Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100866987

Report ID: 0215000

Date Opened: 08/25/1988

Site Address:
Flatiron Cleaning Contractors, Inc.
211 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024

Mailing Address:
200 West 72nd Street, New York, NY 10024

Union Status: Union

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/15/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360140339

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14487805

Event: 08/25/1988

Employee killed in fall from window ledge

Employee #1, a window washer, went out on a ledge and hooked onto brackets that were designed to hold an awning and were not standard approved window anchors. The brackets gave out when the employee's weight was applied and he fell 12 stories to his death.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100866987			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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