The tragic death of a window cleaner in New York: he fell into the void while working in a luxury apartment in Manhattan
What would be routine window cleaning turned into a tragedy. A man fell into the void while cleaning the windows of his apartment, located on the sixth floor of a residential building in manhattanthe heart of “the Big Apple” of New YorkUnited States.
The events happened just at 920 Park Avenue, an elegant building that real estate specialists describe as “one of the most sought-after addresses in the city”, since it is located a few steps from the Central Park.
According to the New York City Police Department, the unnamed victim was a elderly adult, He was 61, and his fall was reported minutes before 07:00.
When paramedics arrived at the scene, it was too late: paramedics said that the man was already dead.
The cleaning of windows at height is cataloged in the so-called “vertical work”, where people are suspended from ropes, cables and other devices to do certain hard to reach jobs, which although safe, the nerves of being so high can still do their job, making the job difficult.
And it is that in addition to the risk of fatal falls, window washer of height must face climatic conditions such as rain, wind and high temperatures which can represent great problems and bring the worker to the limit of his life.
Due to the conditions of the activity, window cleaning at high altitudes may take 2 to 3 weeks continuous work.
Source: El Heraldo De Mexico
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