Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18314906 - Shumaker Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18314906

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 03/17/1989

Site Address:
Shumaker Services, Inc.
181 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 720482, Atlanta, GA 30303

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/21/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360416283

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,620	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,620
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	06/14/1989	07/10/1989	$500	$810	$0	07/17/1989	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	06/14/1989	07/10/1989	$500	$810	$0	07/17/1989	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14336549

Event: 03/16/1989

Window washer killed in 21 ft fall

Employee #1 took the majority of the day off for personal business. At 3:00 p.m., he picked up the keys to access the roof (25th floor). Between 3:10 and 3:15 p.m., security received a call stating that a hotel guest reported a man on the roof outside a fourth floor room. Employee #1 had a 400 ft rope that should have been tied off at two different points. One line should have been used as a safety line. Employee #1 used only a single rope. Due to improper rigging or a misjudgment of angle, the rope rolled off the carpet padding onto the concrete wall, where the rope was cut and very quickly unraveled. Employee #1 fell 21 floors to his death.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, ROPE, WORK RULES, BROKEN CABLE, FALL, TIE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18314906			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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