Dutch Window Cleaners Take A Tumble

A 3.5 tonne truck mounted lift overturned in Hengelo, Netherlands yesterday after one of its outrigger jacks broke through the bricks on the sidewalk/pavement.

Another ground incident: A 3.5 tonne truck mounted lift overturned in Hengelo, Netherlands yesterday after one of its outrigger jacks broke through the bricks on the sidewalk/pavement. The 20 metre articulated unit was being used by a window washing company and from what we can see no mats had been used under the jack pads. The lift came to rest against the building and thankfully no one was injured. The damage was also relatively light.

It does not look like any mats were used.

The boom came to rest against the side of the building.

Christmas lights fall: A man fell from a ladder yesterday while installing Christmas lights in the town of Ashford, Kent, in the UK. The man, said to be in his late 30s, was originally said to have been working from the van mounted lift, that he or his employer, Essex-based Festive Impact Lighting, had rented from Facelift. However we later discovered that he was working from a ladder when he slipped and fell backwards hitting his head on the ground. He was out cold for around five minutes before being taken to hospital where and later released. 

A photograph from the scene shortly after the incident occurred.