it definitely would have been a fatal fall. march 4th, 2011. two workers must face their worst fears when a scaffold collapses outside an apartment building in yonkers, new york. a news helicopter captures the dramatic scene as the men dangle in the cold winter temperatures. yonkers fire chief john flynn and firefighter mike juro assess the dire situation. one guy is actually hanging on the scaffolding, standing on top of it. and the second victim is below him, beneath the scaffolding, probably another ten feet or so. we didn t know the extent of their injuries at that point. so the plan was made to have some of our members proceed to the floor nearby where they were hanging from the scaffolding to remove windows to establish communication with them, to assess their condition. the two men indicate they aren t hurt and their safety harnesses keep them from plummeting to the ground. but rescuers are concerned that
feet. it definitely would have been a fatal fall. march 4th, 2011. two workers must face their worst fears when a scaffold collapses outside an apartment building in yonkers, new york. a news helicopter captures the dramatic scene as the men dangle in the cold winter temperatures. yonkers fire chief john flynn and firefighter mike juro assess the dire situation. one guy is actually hanging on the scaffolding, standing on top of it. and the second victim is below him, beneath the scaffolding, probably another ten feet or so. we didn t know the extent of their injuries at that point. so the plan was made to have some of our members proceed to the floor nearby where they were hanging from the scaffolding to remove windows to establish
the first victim was actually standing on the scaffolding. he was holding on pretty tight to the building, but he seemed okay. he wasn t like super panicked yet. the guy below him seemed more in a panicked state. i think one of the reasons was that his harness was right around his legs where it should have been, but his whole weight was suspended by that harness which was starting to cut off the blood flow. juro approaches the lower victim and secures him to the rope lines. with the main line attachment what i did is i attached the end knot to myself, and i attach him to an accessory cord. so his weight is never really on me, it s just on my system. so in this situation if something failed i would have been fine and he would have been fine. juro safely brings the first man to the ground. typically, another firefighter would rescue the second victim. but the late afternoon dusk is turning to night and chief flynn decides juro s experience outweighs other considerations. when m
it definitely would have been a fatal fall. march 4th, 2011. two workers must face their worst fears when a scaffold collapses outside an apartment building in yonkers, new york. a news helicopter captures the dramatic scene as the men dangle in the cold winter temperatures. yonkers fire chief john flynn and firefighter mike juro assess the dire situation. one guy is actually hanging on the scaffolding, standing on top of it. and the second victim is below him, beneath the scaffolding, probably another ten feet or so. we didn t know the extent of their injuries at that point. so the plan was made to have some of our members proceed to the floor nearby where they were hanging from the scaffolding to remove windows to establish communication with them, to assess their condition. the two men indicate they
gives him cause for concern. the first victim was actually standing on the scaffolding. he was holding on pretty tight to the building, but he seemed okay. he wasn t like super panicked yet. the guy below him seemed more in a panicked state. i think one of the reasons was that his harness was right around his legs where it should have been, but his whole weight was suspended by that harness which was starting to cut off the blood flow. juro approaches the lower victim and secures him to the rope lines. with the main line attachment what i did is i attached the end knot to myself, and i attach him to an accessory cord. so his weight is never really on me, it s just on my system. so in this situation if something failed i would have been fine and he would have been fine. juro safely brings the first man to the ground. typically, another firefighter would rescue the second victim. but the late afternoon dusk is turning to night and chief flynn decides juro s experience outweighs o