Window washer falls asleep 20 stories high
A window washer working on a downtown high-rise building attracted attention Friday after he apparently fell asleep on the job.
The man was cleaning the glass on the 20th floor of the Fifth Third Bank building on Church Street when several onlookers noticed he was not moving.
The man came to after firefighters tugged on his ropes, then held up a sign from inside the window to get his attention. The worker lowered himself to the sidewalk, where he walked over to an ambulance to be examined by paramedics.
"It's unusual to fall asleep outside while on scaffolding that high up," Booker said. "Believe me, I'm afraid to step off that curb, let alone go 15 stories up." Article here.







1 Comments:
It's not unusual to pass out if you're in the wrong type of harness for suspension or if that harness is not adjusted correctly; it cuts off your circulation in the major arteries in your legs and you pass out. I've seen it when people are using climbing harnesses for suspension purposes.
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