Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100160886 - Lvs Window Cleaning

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100160886

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 05/16/1986

Site Address:
Lvs Window Cleaning
American Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60605

Mailing Address:
3034 N. Knox, Chicago, IL 60641

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360170492

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$800
Current Penalty	$480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$480
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	19100028 A05	06/04/1986	06/07/1986	$240	$400	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100028 J04	06/04/1986	06/07/1986	$240	$400	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14386114

Event: 05/16/1986

Employee killed in fall when bosun chair rope breaks

At approximately 8:20 a.m. on May 16, 1986, Employee #1 was working from a bosun chair, cleaning windows on the south tower of the Americana Congress Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The rope supporting the bosun chair broke apart approximately 3 feet from the roof anchoring point. Employee #1 fell from approximately the 10th floor to a 3rd floor courtyard roof area, a distance of 60 to 70 feet. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:20 a.m. The employee had not been equipped with a safety belt attached to a lifeline, which would have prevented such a fall.

Keywords: BOSUN CHAIR, LIFELINE, ROPE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100160886			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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