Window Washer Falls 40 Feet

Hetzler, William E.; Hirsh, Gary L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96NE020

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Window Washer Falls 40 Feet

1999/07/27
By Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.

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Corporate Authors:

Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor

Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor Less -
Description:

A 41-year-old window washer fell approximately 40 feet to his death while washing windows on an office building. He was wearing fall protection at the time of the incident, however it was not adequate for the task being performed. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employers and employees must ensure an adequate personal fall arrest system is available and used for all tasks which subject an individual to a fall of more than six feet. 2. Working surfaces should be kept free of any slipping hazards. 3. Develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes, but is not limited to, training in all hazard recognition to include proper use of fall protection equipment.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Traumatic-injuries Window-cleaning Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Falls (0007)

All (0000) ; Falls (0007) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE96NE020
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-5
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027855
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2011-102027
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 96NE020, 1999 Jul; :1-5
Federal Fiscal Year:

1999
Performing Organization:

Nebraska Department of Labor
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1993/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-96NE020
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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urn:sha-512:13ba8c203f63b164f6ab97076bf6a927109f0b2192d5b2d726815bca09adba0724d9ba01718668b0af2a582ef831171673c90ece7fadcfdf1c2bc1fe225fe646
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