Earlier today, workers inspecting the building facade at 475 Main Street on
Roosevelt Island were rescued by FDNY firefighters
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| Image From Erin Feeley-Nahem |
after the worker’s suspended scaffolding platform partially collapsed
leaving them dangling from the 5th floor above Main Street.
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| Image From Erin Feeley-Nahem |
According to FDNY Battalion 45 Chief Gallagher:
… one worker was hanging on a safety rope off the scaffolding, one worker
on a safety rope was still on the scaffolding…Units put up their ladder… Rescue company arrived on scene. they train a
lot on this kind of stuff. They went to the roof. They lowered a rope. They
secured the workers.The workers were safely taken into apartment 5F on the fifth floor. They
were not injured.Units did a great job. This is what they trained to do and they operated
perfectly….
Chief Gallagher added that the NYC Buildings Department will investigate how
this happened.
ABC Channel 7 reporter Michelle Charleworth
asked the firefighters who rescued the dangling workers what happened:
@FDNY HERO
RESCUERS! Two window washers rescued from a rake that collapsed out of
nowhere on Roosevelt Island. Screaming for help. Not injured. Firefighters
pulled them in a window on the sixth floor. Unoccupied apartment. Thank
goodness for the FDNY & strong harnesses.@ABC7NY
pic.twitter.com/kok1G7naEc— MichelleCharlesworth (@mcharlesworth7)
May 11, 2022
@FDNY at window washer rescue. 6 floors up! Suddenly the workers felt their world turn upside down! Firefighters were able to extend a ladder in minutes, open a window in a sixth floor apartment, & pull the 2 men inside. No one was living there. No one hurt. pic.twitter.com/iPYJEdqja4
— MichelleCharlesworth (@mcharlesworth7) May 11, 2022
Roosevelt Island resident
Kaja Meade
shares video of the incident too.
The Riverwalk Roosevelt Island 475 Main St building is used for
Memorial Sloan Kettering staff housing.