Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101892990 - City Window Cleaning Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Saint Louis Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101892990

Report ID: 0729300

Date Opened: 07/31/1987

Site Address:
City Window Cleaning Co.
12800 Publications Dr.
Des Peres, MO 63131

Mailing Address:
1400 S. Vandeventer, St. Louis, MO 63110

Union Status: Union

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360339212

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100028 J04	10/19/1987	10/22/1987	$240	$360	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100028 J06	10/19/1987	10/22/1987	$240	$360	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14414601

Event: 07/29/1987

Window washer dies when work platform pulled from building

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 29, 1987, Employee #1 was suspended in a boatswain's chair, washing windows outside a five-story building. His rappelling rope hung down to the ground, passing in front of a garage door. When a delivery van drove out of the garage, the rope became caught in its rear bumper. The employee's work platform was pulled from the building and he and his rigging fell 50 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull; he died at the scene.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, SKULL, ROPE, FALL, BOSUN CHAIR, WORK RULES, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, TRUCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101892990			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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