Crime & Safety
Window Washer Falls Into 15-Foot Hole on Lake Cook
The man fell when a steel grate below him gave way. Deerfield police report that he is in stable condition.
Updated 2:30 p.m.
A window washer fell into a 15-foot hole when a steel grate he was standing on gave way Tuesday morning on Lake Cook Road, according to ChicagoAreaFire.com. The hole was not 50-feet deep, as originally reported by Current Incident Notification Services.
The incident occurred at 1751 W. Lake Cook Road in Deerfield, the website reports. The man fell when an angle iron that was supporting the grate gave way.
Deerfield police posted an update about the man on the department's Facebook page:
"The window washer that fell from a building on Lake Cook Road earlier today was transported to the hospital with a leg injury. He is currently conscious and in stable condition."
A window washer fell into a 15-foot hole when a steel grate he was standing on gave way Tuesday morning on Lake Cook Road, according to ChicagoAreaFire.com. The hole was not 50-feet deep, as originally reported by Current Incident Notification Services.
The incident occurred at 1751 W. Lake Cook Road in Deerfield, the website reports. The man fell when an angle iron that was supporting the grate gave way.
Deerfield police posted an update about the man on the department's Facebook page:
"The window washer that fell from a building on Lake Cook Road earlier today was transported to the hospital with a leg injury. He is currently conscious and in stable condition."
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