25.11.2009

Harness saves life

Two men were rescued yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia, after one end of a suspended platform they were using gave way. Dumping them from the platform.

The two men were caulking windows around 12 metres from the ground, on the construction of the 48 storey Duke Energy Center, one of them managed to scramble to safety on a ledge, while the other was left dangling in his safety harness.

A self propelled boom lift was brought in to rescue the men who are both reported to be unhurt by the sites main contractor, locally based Batson-Cook.
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One of the men is rescued

The incident is under investigation, and the company will file an incident report with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, first indications suggest that a brake on one of the winch motors failed.