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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221477185

QBS CLEANING CORP.

Event
Bosun Chair, Cleaning, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hoisting Mechanism, Window, Window Washer
NAICS
334512
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346061914
Employer profile
QBS CLEANING CORP.
Summary number
221477185
Report ID
0418800

Event description

Employee is killed in fall while cleaning windows

Investigation abstract

At 2:17 p.m. on July 6, 2022, an employee was cleaning windows on the 9th story of a building. The employee completed the first window and was hanging. As the employee went over a parapet wall using a bosun chair, he fell 9 stories to the group with the rope and equipment. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 43 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    448

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