Another Window Cleaner Dies - More Accidents - More Idiots

A 78-year-old window washer was fatally injured (died).

Window washer fatally injured in fall: A 78-year-old window washer was fatally injured in a fall this morning at Christian Theological Seminary. According to an IMPD spokesman, the accident occurred about 10 a.m. at the seminary, 4251 N. Haughey St. The fall, said IMPD spokesman Michael Hewitt, “appears to be accidental. According to supervisors, there does not appear to be any foul play.’’ The man’s name is not being released pending notification of relatives.

Window washer falls to his death at CTS - Indianapolis (WISH) - IMPD officials say a man fell to his death while washing windows at the Christian Theological Seminary. Officials say the 78-year-old man was washing windows at CTS, which is just off Butler's campus, when he fell from the third floor. The man was pronounced dead on the scene. Officials say foul play is not suspected. This appears to be an accident.

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A broken handrail at the Harbour View Thai Restaurant on Addison St shows where a window washer fell this morning.

Window cleaner injured in Addison St balcony fall (Illawarra, NSW, Australia): A window cleaner has been airlifted to hospital with a serious head injury after he fell from the balcony of a Shellharbour restaurant. The man was washing the side glass partitions of the Harbour View Thai Restaurant, on Addison Street, moments before he fell four metres into the gutter, taking part of the balcony handrail with him.

New South Wales Ambulance paramedics came to the aid of the man, 42, from Flinders, shortly after 8 o'clock this morning. He lost consciousness in the fall and was confused and disoriented when paramedics arrived. He was transported to Illawarra Regional Airport then airlifted to St George Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment for a possible fractured skull. He remains in a serious but stable condition.

Hamburg City - sure is different. A window cleaner is balancing around 13 meters height on a ladder, while his colleague is holding the rope that secures him. But in an emergency.. both fall.  A reader-reporter photographed this dangerous game, saying.. "That's just crazy."

Dieter Gottschalk (63), operations manager at the Heidmann Building Cleaning Ltd., was horrified... "They were employees of a subcontractor of us. "We will be calling our sub-contractors for a conversation."

These window cleaners have no pane! (No shit!) - Oh man, the reckless! Two window cleaners doing some gymnastics on a 13 meter building. One secures the other with a rope. Just stupid.. he himself is totally unsecured at the roof edge.  If the lower man falls, he takes the upper man with him.  To make matters worse, the man on the roof is on the phone. The office building "Schaumburg Hof" in downtown Hamburg.  A reader-reporter photographed this dangerous game, saying.. "that's just crazy."

When these images were shown to the window cleaning company afterwards, Dieter Gottschalk (63), operations manager at Heidmann Building Cleaning Ltd., was horrified. "They were employees of a subcontractor of us."  "The window cleaner on the roof would have to be secured with a separate belt system and a rope also."  "He is disregarding the accident prevention regulations of the trade association." "We are going to call our sub-contractors in regard to this conversation."