Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Massachusetts: Rhode Island Window Washer Dies in Seven Story Fall From Massachusetts Rooftop, FACE-93-MA-006.

摘要

On May 16, 1993, a 22 year old male Rhode Island window washer fell approximately 70 feet to his death from a Massachusetts rooftop. Cleaning glass sunroom ceiling panels from the flat rooftop of a seven story building, the victim apparently became unaware of his proximity to the building's edge when he backed off the edge and plummeted seven stories to the asphalt covered ground below. The window washer was working as part of a crew, although he was not in sight of his co-workers at the time of the incident. It was not until a passerby discovered the victim on the ground that emergency medical services were summoned. The victim was transported to the regional hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The Massachusetts FACE Program concluded that in order to prevent similar future occurrences, employers should: (1) Develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive safety program which includes fall hazard recognition training and the use of fall protection equipment; (2) Ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment is provided and used when employees are subjected to fall hazards.