Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309277697 - We Do Windows Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 309277697

Report ID: 1054111

Date Opened: 10/19/2005

Site Address:
We Do Windows Inc
1621 Sw 1st Ave
Portland, OR 97204

Mailing Address:
5636 Ne 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97211

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 561790/Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101631679

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	701076001 A	01/20/2006	01/25/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0	02/21/2006	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201635505

Event: 10/19/2005

Employee Is Killed When He Falls from a Balcony

At approximately 7:35 a.m. on October 19, 2005, Employee #1 was preparing to wash windows on a building. He took his safety lie and his boatswain's chair line and placed the in the same D-ring. He hooked them into a 0.375-in. wire that was stretched between two building anchor points, on the roof. It does not appear that he attached one end of the wire to the anchorage point. He went over the edge of a balcony, floor Number 6, and fell approximately 72 ft and died.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, SAFETY LATCH, SAFETY CONTROL LINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SAFETY BELT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309277697			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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