Crews rescue window washer

Rescue workers are trying to reach a window washer who reportedly has chest pains and is on the Northwestern Mutual Life building in downtown Milwaukee, according to television reports.
The Milwaukee Fire Department Deputy Chief Randy Zingler told WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) that a man was experiencing chest pains and was given nitroglycerin before being lowered from a downtown building. At 12:30 p.m., the man had reached the ground and was being treated, Zingler said.
WISN-TV (Channel 12) reported the fire department conducted a "rope rescue."

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MILWAUKEE -
A man was rescued Tuesday afternoon from the fifth floor of the  Northwestern Mutual Life building at North Marshall and East Wells streets in Milwaukee.

WISN 12 News learned the man, possibly a window washer, was working on scaffolding outside the building when he suffered some type of chest pain.

The man also had chemicals with him on the scaffolding.

The Heavy Urban Rescue Team was called to the scene.  It was being called a rope rescue.
Streets in the area are blocked off, 12 News reporter Mike Anderson said.

News Chopper 12's Matt Salemme said there were 35 mph sustained winds in the area when he approached. 

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Two window washers clung to their lives in Mission Bay

Two window washers clung to their lives in Mission Bay Thursday morning when their scaffolding broke 16 stories above the ground, according to SFGate.

While cleaning a high-rise luxury condominium at 300 Berry Street, Raul Aguilar and his nephew Benito Aguilar were saved by their safety harnesses when the scaffolding gave way beneath them -- half of it crashing to the courtyard below. The pair dangled from the roof while waiting for rescue teams to arrive.

According to CBS, both men were pulled to safety by rescue whttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giforkers, but were immediately transported to San Francisco General for injuries.

Tony Aguilar, Benito's cousin, had been washing windows down the street when he heard about the incident and rushed to the scene. He told SFGate, "I came over here and saw the scaffold hanging."

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Two window washers are lucky to be alive after part of a scaffolding gave way and left them dangling 14 stories high on a Mission Bay apartment building Thursday morning.

Passersby gasped as fire crews rushed to the building at 300 Berry St. just after 8:30 a.m. The scaffolding hung vertically, but the workers did not fall because they were wearing harnesses, San Francisco fire spokeswoman Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.

Firefighters pulled one of the men onto the roof. The other man was rescued through a 14th floor apartment. The residents of that room were on vacation in Ireland, a neighbor said.

One of the workers was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with serious injuries, Talmadge said. The other went to SFGH with minor injuries, she said.

The window washers were identified as Raul Aguilar and his nephew Benito Aguilar.

Rodney Blanchard, an installation and repairman with AT&T who had a job in the building, filmed the harrowing scene on his cellphone.

"I'm just glad they're okay," Blanchard said.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating. The owner of the window washing company said that a davit that is attached to the building and is supposed to secure the scaffolding snapped.

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/08/window-washers-survive-soma-scaffolding-mishap#ixzz1U5u8urP2

Window washer falls 4 stories in University City in Critical Condition

UNIVERSITY CITY - March 2, 2011 (WPVI) -- A window washer is in critical condition after plummeting four stories on Wednesday morning in Philadelphia.

It happened at the intersection of 38th and Spruce in the University city section around 9:30 a.m.

The man reportedly fell from a scaffolding.

The man, who is between 20 and 30 years old, was rushed to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition with head injuries.

Police are now investigating how this fall happened.

The name of the man who was injured has not yet been released.

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Workers rescued from scaffold in Regina (Canada)

A worker is hoisted to the roof of a downtown Regina tower after being stranded for several hours. (CBC)A worker is hoisted to the roof of a downtown Regina tower after being stranded for several hours. (CBC)

Two Regina maintenance workers who were stuck on a scaffold 19 storeys above ground are safe and sound after a dramatic rescue Friday morning.

The rescue started shortly after 10 a.m. CST outside the west tower of the twin towers on the Scarth Street mall downtown.

However, office workers on the 19th floor said the men had been there since about 8 a.m.

"We were wondering why they were just sitting out there," Cindy Howden said. "We thought they were on a break or something. They didn't knock on the window to let us know."


A rescuer from the Regina fire department, seen on the left, attaches a line to a stranded worker so he can be hoisted to the roof. A rescuer from the Regina fire department, seen on the left, attaches a line to a stranded worker so he can be hoisted to the roof.

It wasn't immediately clear what had caused the problem, but it appeared to be a stuck cable.

The contract workers had been hauling air conditioning equipment to the roof on the 22-storey building, which is one of the tallest in Saskatchewan.

The temperature was around zero Celsius, but it could have been worse — earlier in the week the mercury was down to around -35C.

Around the downtown, groups of people looked up at the drama unfolding above them.

A CBC reporter on the 19th floor could see the men through a window and they appeared calm. When the reporter asked what the problem was, they pointed to a cable box.

A firefighter attached to a line was able to drop down and pull them to the roof, one at a time.

"They lowered me down, I just hooked into him and the guys brought him up," said Greg Treleaven, who's with the fire department's rescue team.

By 11 a.m., both men were back on solid ground. No one was injured.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/02/04/sk-tower-workers-rescue-1101.html?ref=rss#ixzz1DINPUWJU

Window washers rescued after scaffolding broke in Tulsa

TULSA - Two men are safe after begin stuck high in the air Wednesday night.
Officials tell 2NEWS the men were washing windows at the Exchange Building near 45th and Garnett.
They say their scaffolding unit broke 80 feet in the air.
The men were stuck on the side of the building for about 20 minutes.
Firefighters had to use their ladder to get them down

Source:http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/window-washers-rescued-after-scaffolding-broke-in-tulsa

Window cleaners die after scaffolding fall beside Burj

Two men died yesterday after falling from the 27th floor of a building under construction next to the Burj Khalifa.
Dubai Police confirmed that the men were installing glass when their cradle malfunctioned at around 4pm and plummeted to the ground. An anonymous source said the side-winch of their cradle had failed.
Picture evidence of the accident scene distributed by the police today shows that both men were wearing safety harnesses.
According to a security guard at the building site, the men were both from India.

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