Earlier today, workers inspecting the building facade at 475 Main Street on Roosevelt Island were rescued by FDNY firefighters

Image From Erin Feeley-Nahem

after the worker’s suspended scaffolding platform partially collapsed

leaving them dangling from the 5th floor above Main Street.

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:

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.

UPDATE 8:40 PM – Later in the afternoon, workers were back inspecting the facade of next door building at 465 Main Street.

Not known if these were the same workers rescued earlier by FDNY.