Window Washer in Critical Condition After Plunging Six Stories -- UPDATED

Update -- The employer of the window washer who fell six stories Wednesday morning at Northwest Memorial Hospital has issued a statement regarding the accident.

Corporate Cleaning Services described that the worker’s fall as the first accident of its kind in the company’s history. The employee had been working from a chair while cleaning windows at the hospital when he fell.

The company also addressed reports of past OSHA citations, stating that the citations were for minor violations that occurred five years ago but “neither violation was related to any incident with an employee.”

The statement further read:

“This is one of our most experienced and dedicated employees and we are focused on providing assistance to him and his family as he undergoes various medical tests and procedures. We are also working closely with investigators so that we can better understand exactly how this happened and to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”

Corporate Cleaning Services said it does not anticipate releasing any further information “because of the ongoing nature of the investigation.”

ABC 7 Chicago reported that the worker suffered two broken legs and internal injuries, but it expected to be OK.

Original story -- A window washer was critically injured after the worker plunged six stories at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Police and fire officials told ABC 7 Chicago that the worker, whose age and gender has not been released, apparently fell from scaffolding attached to the building in the 200 block of West Huron.

The fall occurred around 8 a.m. Wednesday. News reports say that the worker was brought to the Northwest emergency room in critical condition.