OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369011
WINDOW WASHER,BUILDING,WORK RULES,FALL,TIE-OFF
Event description
Window washer killed in fall from building
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a window cleaner, was attempting to cross between windows on the ou tside of a building. His safety belt was unhooked and he fell 12 floors to the s treet. Employee #1 died of multiple injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 453
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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