A Butler County man fell to his death on Wednesday afternoon while washing windows on a third-floor roof at the Blaymore II building in Franklin Park.
The 48-year-old Zelienople resident, whose name was being withheld pending notification of relatives, was pronounced dead at the scene despite resuscitation efforts by medical personnel from The Cosmetic Surgery & Skin Health Center and paramedics, witnesses said.
The man, an employee of Roach Brothers Inc. of Upper St. Clair, fell shortly before 4 p.m. A co-worker was still on the lift.
"The gentleman was on a mini-roof above my office, and another gentleman was in the bucket. He fell right by my window. I called for my staff to call 911 and ran down to him. When I got there, he had no pulse," said Patrick Stewart, chief executive officer for Pepperweed Consulting.
"There's a surgical unit on the first floor. I yelled for them, and they came running out and tried to resuscitate him. Paramedics arrived quickly and tried to help him," said Stewart.
Investigators said preliminary indications are that the worker was not wearing a safety harness when he fell. Stewart said he did not see a harness on the man, who landed in gravel and shrubbery at the foot of the building.
Most of the Blaymore building on Carmody Court is four stories, but the corner where the man was working is three stories tall. He was working on a flat roof with steep sides.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified, Franklin Park police said.
"I can only pray to God that he's in heaven," Stewart said. "I think you have to thank God every day for the gifts you are given because life is very fragile. It makes you realize how important your faith is, your family is. I'm going to go home and kiss my wife and kiss my children."
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