Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303267090 - Jeff Cathell, T/A Shore Window Cleaning

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 303267090

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 03/02/2000

Site Address:
Jeff Cathell, T/A Shore Window Cleaning
4001 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842

Mailing Address:
2205 Northwood Drive, Unit 11-B, Salisbury, MD 21801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100966449

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$3,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,800
Current Penalty	$1,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,300
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100023 C01	04/19/2000	04/22/2000	$800	$1,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01	04/19/2000	05/22/2000	$500	$1,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	19100132 D02	04/19/2000	05/22/2000	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200965788

Event: 03/02/2000

Employee injured in fall from building canopy

Employee #1 was using a brush mounted on an 18 ft aluminum pole extended to approximately 16 ft to wash windows, while his coworker was used a squeegee mounted on the same type of aluminum pole. They were working from an approximately 16 ft square canopy and started on the upper left hand windows, dunking the brush in a 5-gallon bucket of soap and water, scrubbing the window, and using the squeegee to dry it. They worked from left to right and from top to bottom. At some point during the process, the coworker pole would not lock, so he told Employee #1 that he had to get another one from the truck. The coworker had just started down the ladder when he heard Employee #1 fall against the canopy. Turning around, he saw Employee #1's pole on the canopy and, turning back, he saw Employee #1 lying face down on the paving bricks. He had fallen approximately 16 ft from the canopy and sustained multiple fractures, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, ROOF, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303267090			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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