Crime & Safety
Window Washer Survives 4-Story Fall From Scaffolding
The man was hospitalized Tuesday and was listed in serious condition.
CHICAGO, IL — A window washer survived a four-story drop after he fell from the scaffolding he was working on Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The fall happened at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, while the man was washing the windows of a 10-story residential building in the 900 block of West Monroe Street on the Near West Side, the report stated. The window washer was working on the fourth floor when he fell from the scaffolding, the report added.
Emergency crews rushed the man to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious conditions, according to the report. The extent of his injuries was unknown, but he was conscious, the report stated.
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The cause of the man's fall is still unknown, the report added.
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