Baltimore County firefighters and emergency medical responders on Thursday rescued an injured window washer who was dangling outside the 10th-floor at Edenwald, a senior residential complex on Southerly Road, across from the Towson Town Center Mall.
The window washer — who officials did not name — sustained “serious but not life-threatening injuries," said Elise Armacost, spokeswoman for the Baltimore County Fire Department. He was taken by ground transport to Maryland Shock Trauma.
A call came in at 12:18 p.m. requesting a “high angle rescue” response because a window washer was trapped, according to Armacost.
“He was lowering himself from the roof to wash the windows using a rope and harness system.," she said. "Something went awry. Instead of lowering him slowly down, it dropped suddenly and he banged himself against the building."
Source:http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/112767/injured-window-washer-rescued-10-story-building-towson/
Window Washer Rescued From 10th Floor Of Towson Building
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County crews make a high-rise rescue in Baltimore County.
Fire officials responded to the scene of a rescue at 800 Southerly Road in Towson Thursday afternoon.
A window washer in a harness was trapped outside the 10th floor of the Edenwald retirement complex around 12:18 p.m.
Tactical rescue personnel used a rope system to lower a rescuer from the roof. He secured the victim to the rope system and lowered him to a waiting platform. The rescue was completed around 1:10 p.m.
The victim was taken to Shock Trauma. His injuries are non-life threatening, but he was sent there because of the circumstances surrounding his injuries.
Source:http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/04/14/window-washer-trapped-outside-10th-floor-of-building/
Towson window washer taken to Shock Trauma after 10th story accident
A window washer at Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson is on his way to shock trauma after sustaining injuries from an accident on the 10th story of the building Thursday afternoon.
The window washer was hanging from his harness for close to an hour, according to Baltimore County Fire Department spokeswoman Elise Armacost.
Armacost said the call came in around noon reporting that a window washer was trapped outside of the 10th floor.
“Apparently he was tryoig to lower himself from the roof and something went awry and he knocked himself against the outside wall and suffered minor injury,” she said.
BCFD dispatched a number of units to aid in the recovery of the victim. A rescue team specializing in this type of rescue was sent to the roof, where the victim was secured and lowered to a fire engine platform.
The victim’s name has not yet been released, and Armacost said she is unaware of what company he works for.
The victim injury level was considered Priority 2. According to Armacost, he was not sent to Shock Trauma because of life-threatening injuries but for the circumstances of this type of rescue. She said it was wise for the victim to be sent to Shock Trauma. The extent of the injuries are currently unknown.
The retirement community was not evacuated but a number of community residents could be seen observing the scene from outside of the building. Access into the 800 Southerly Road building was blocked-off during the incident.
Source:http://www.thetowerlight.com/2011/04/towson-window-washer-taken-to-shock-trauma-after-10th-story-accident/
