Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310384003 - Southtown Professional Window Cleaning

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310384003

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 10/10/2006

Site Address:
Southtown Professional Window Cleaning
3131 Newmark Dr.
Dayton, OH 45068

Mailing Address:
6538 Sales Rd, Waynesville, OH 45068

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 561720/Janitorial Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101961977
Referral	903097475	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19100028 A04	11/22/2006	12/05/2006	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100028 A05	11/22/2006	11/28/2006	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100028 A05	11/22/2006	11/28/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100132 A	11/22/2006	11/28/2006	$500	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201954864

Event: 10/09/2006

Employee Falls from Outrigger Scaffold and Dies

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 9, 2006, Employee #1, a window washer, was working on an existing building and was using a rolling counter-weighted portable outrigger beam scaffold with Sky Genie descent device attached to the seat board. The outrigger beam scaffold was not adequately counter-weighted, and was not tied back. In addition, a coworker moved the scaffold horizontally while Employee #1 occupied it. The coworker moving the scaffold was adjacent to the unprotected roof edge and was not wearing fall protection. As the scaffold was moved to the elevated roof position and Employee #1 descended down to the next row of windows, the two sections of the outrigger beam separated due to the lack of a safety retaining pin. Employee #1, on the seat board, was also not attached to a life line, the locking devices in use were not self-closing and self-locking, and the available lanyard was not positive-locking. The outrigger beam separated from the roof and both the scaffold and Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained unspecified fractures and died on November 11, 2006, from complications following his injuries.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, FRACTURE, ROOF, OUTRIGGER, COUNTERBALANCE, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310384003			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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