Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307394387 - Excellent Window & Carpet Cleaning

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 307394387

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 12/14/2005

Site Address:
Excellent Window & Carpet Cleaning
2757 Union Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Mailing Address:
543 Garfield Street, San Francisco, CA 94132

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 561720/Janitorial Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362198988
Accident	362198996

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$345	$0	$345
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$345	$0	$345
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	Other	3203 A04	01/31/2006	02/03/2006	$85	$85	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3282 E	01/31/2006	02/03/2006	$260	$260	$0	03/06/2006	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201182664

Event: 12/05/2005

Employee Falls from Window and Is Injured

On December 5, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a window washer at a two-story residential building. Employee #1 was cleaning the outside panel of a double-hung window on the second floor, 12 ft above a wooden deck on the first floor. Employee # 1 admitted he had been trained to use a ladder for cleaning such windows and had been provided with ladders and safety devices, but he chose not to use them! Employee #1 was sitting on the window sill, holding on with one hand to the bottom sash of the lower panel. Employee #1 was not wearing safety devices and there was no window cleaning safety anchors. At approximately 12:08 p.m., Employee #1 tried to climb back into the room and found the lower panel was jammed. Employee #1 tried to open the lower sash of the jammed window, which apparently had dry rot. The sash broke and Employee #1 fell backward onto the deck with his back against a chair. Both the home owner and a coworker were on the same floor but in different rooms. The home owner called the emergency services and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized and underwent two surgeries for his broken back.

Keywords: JANITOR, WINDOW WASHER, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, LADDER, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307394387			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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