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Inspection: 111890000 - High Rise Window Cleaning, Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Concord | ||||
| Nr: 111890000 | Report ID: 0950622 | Open Date: 06/29/1993 | ||
| High Rise Window Cleaning, Inc. | ||||
| 3255 W. March Lane Stockton, CA 95662 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 7349/Building Cleaning and Maintenance Services, Not Elsewhere | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 620512, Orangevale, CA 95662 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/07/1993 | |
| Close Case: | 05/05/1995 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362109480 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 | $0 | $350 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 | $0 | $350 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3286 A04 | 10/04/1993 | 06/29/1993 | $350 | $350 | $0 | 10/21/1993 | J - ALJ Decision |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 170354229 | Event: 06/08/1993 | Employee Washing Windows Falls And Breaks Arms And Legs | ||||
| ON JUNE 8, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1, A WINDOW WASHER WITH HIGH RISE WINDOW CLEANING INC., WAS WORKING FROM A BOATSWAIN'S CHAIR (BOSUN CHAIR) AND HAD SUPPOSEDLY JUST TIED TWO BOWLINE KNOTS, ONE FOR THE LINE TO THE CHAIR AND THE OTHER TO THE SAFETY LINE ATTACHED TO TWO ROOF EYELETS (ANCHORS). ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE #1, HE FELL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING OVER THE ROOF EDGE. HE FELT NO TUG OR JERK FROM THE TWO LINES BECOMING UNDONE, LEADING ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE TYING-OFF STEP IN THE PROCEDURES WAS OMITTED. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FOUR STORIES TO SOFT GROUND AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR BROKEN ARMS AND LEGS. | ||||||
| Keywords: window washer, fracture, bosun chair, lifeline, work rules, fall, arm, tie-off, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 111890000 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Janitors and cleaners | ||