Saturday 30 June 2012

East Memphis Window Cleaner Fall

East Memphis, Crescent center.
Window washer falls, critically injured at East Memphis building: A man was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in critical condition this morning after falling about two stories while cleaning the windows of an East Memphis commercial building.

Police responded to the Crescent Center at 6075 Poplar shortly before 9 a.m. A witness told officers that the man, 25, was washing the windows on a mechanical lift when it began to shake. He fell backwards off the lift, which was extended to its maximum height of about two stories, and landed on a sidewalk below. Further details on the incident, including the identity of the victim, were not released. An investigation is ongoing, police said.

Window washer injured in fall: Memphis, TN  – A window washer was injured after he fell at an East Memphis building Friday morning. The man was working at the Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Ave., around 8:30 a.m. when he was critically injured. Investigators haven't said how high the man was when he fell and aren't sure if the high temperatures played a role in his fall. Action News 5 will have more details on this story as soon as they're released.

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