OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221376528
CAPITAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE & CLEANING SERVICES, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA·
Event description
Employee is pinned by uncontrolled window-washing platform a
Investigation abstract
At 12:54 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee from Capital Building Maintenance & Cleaning Services, Inc., employed as a window washer, was putting away a window-washing platform. The employee was guiding the front of the platform while a coworker pushed from the back when the platform moved uncontrolled and pinned the employee against a tree. The bottom of the platform pierced the employee's boot, lacerating the right ankle, and attempts to push the platform away resulted in a dislocated left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 453
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