Window Washer Survives 50 Foot Fall In Philadelphia

Window Washer Survives 50-foot Fall In Philadelphia.

Window Washer Survives 7-Floor Fall From Rittenhouse Building: Police said the man was awake and talking as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance - A window washer has survived a seven-floor fall from a Rittenhouse Square high-rise. Witnesses tell NBC10 three men were washing windows at the Rittenhouse Claridge apartment building at 201 S. 18th Street when one fell from the face of the building around 2 p.m. Thursday.

Philadelphia Police at the scene said the man was hanging from a suspension cable when he fell from outside the building's eighth floor. "I looked up and saw something coming down and I thought it was a big bag of trash or something and it hit the thing, hit the bottom," said Tracey Downey, witness. "I ran over there and the guy said call 911, it was a human."

The window washer landed on a second floor roof, which is over the apartment building's lobby. Firefighters could be seen putting the man onto a stretcher as they took him into the building through a window. Police said the man was awake and talking as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance. He's currently hospitalized in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Philadelphia Fire Department officials said the city's Department of Licenses & Inspections were dispatched to inspect the window washing equipment. The Rittenhouse Claridge is across the street from Philadelphia's swanky Rittenhouse Square. The building stands 26 stories tall and has a TD Bank branch and the popular restaurant Rouge taking up residence on street level.

Window washer falls from Rittenhouse Square apartment building: A window washer was rushed to the hospital after falling five stories at an apartment complex in Rittenhouse Square. The incident occurred around 2:00 p.m. Thursday at 18th and Walnut streets. The fire department says a 30-year-old male window washer fell from the seventh floor to the second floor roof of the Rittenhouse Claridge.

A co-worker said the man's harness rope broke. Witness Brian Height said he was playing chess when the worker fell. "I just heard a noise, then I saw someone sort of rappel down the side of the building and telling someone to call 911," said witness Brian Height. He watched as firefighters used ladders to get to the injured worker. The man was then rushed Hahnemann Hospital where he was last reported to be in stable condition. "Someone did say they saw him wave his hand or move his hand while he was in the gurney, so that's a good sign," Height said. L&I has been called to the scene to inspect the window washing equipment.