Man Killed In Scaffolding Collapse On Upper East Side
A window washer was killed and another seriously wounded when their scaffolding plunged 45 floors to the ground off the side of an Upper East Side building this morning.
The accident happened at around 10:30 a.m. at a luxury residential building called the Solow Tower at 265 East 66th Street, between Second and Third Avenues.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The two window washers were brothers from Ecuador.
The scaffolding was just one story from the roof when it collapsed. It's unclear what caused it to give way.
Fire officials and building inspectors are on the scene.
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GER Commentary: There are very specific rules and regulations in New York City to protect window washers and other workers on scaffolds or who work at great heights. Why the workers were not caught by their harnesses, or protected by other safety equipment, remains to be seen. These types of accidents have been happening less frequently, as employers (hopefully) get more safety conscious and follow the law.
There are very specific rules and regulations in New York City to protect window washers and other workers on scaffolds or who work at great heights. Why the workers were not caught by their harnesses, or protected by other safety equipment, remains to be seen. These types of accidents have been happening less frequently, as employers (hopefully) get more safety conscious and follow the law.From: Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx)
