Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111801635 - Bayview Window Cleaning Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 111801635

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 05/11/1994

Site Address:
Bayview Window Cleaning Co.
651 Gateway Blvd.
So. San Francisco, CA 94080

Mailing Address:
1410 62nd. St., Emmeryville, CA 94608

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/18/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361346216

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
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	342 A	11/10/1994	11/16/1994	$100	$100	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379101

Event: 05/07/1994

Employee injured in fall from ladder

Employee #1 was window cleaning when a section of a ladder came apart. He fell approximately 20 ft, suffering fractures of the skull and right hand. Employee #1 attributed the ladder failure to his being overweight (235 lb). The sectional ladder is composed of 6 ft sections that interconnect by means of forks at the ends of each rail of each section that lock into the round rungs. The manufacturer alleges that this ladder is designed to exceed the requirements of ANSI-14.2, and is designed to handle a person with a weight of 250 lb. It is supposed to flex from two points at the foot of the ladder and at the tip. Employee #1 reported that a window sill might have touched the underside of the ladder, preventing it from flexing, which probably interfered with the operation of the section lock.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SKULL, FALL, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111801635			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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