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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511786

WINDOW WASHER,BOSUN CHAIR,SAFETY BELT,FALL,INATTENTION

Event
WINDOW WASHER,BOSUN CHAIR,SAFETY BELT,FALL,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14511786
Report ID
625400

Event description

WINDOW WASHER FELL FROM ROOF TO BUILDING TERRACE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WASHING WINDOWS ON A 20 STORY OFFICE BU ILDING. THEY WERE USING SKY GENIE DESCENT EQUIPMENT SIMILAR TO A BOATSWAIN'S CHA IR. EMPLOYEE #1 STARTED OVER THE EDGE OF THE ROOF WITHOUT CHECKING THE WORKING L INE, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE UNTIED OR NOT TIED SECURELY. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL APPROX IMATELY 90 FEET TO A TERRACE ON THE 15TH FLOOR. A SAFETY LINE WAS ATTACHED TO TH E ROOF, BUT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD NOT ATTACHED HIS SAFETY BELT TO THE LINE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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