Maintenance Worker Hospitalized After Falling 20 Feet from Hospital Roof

On Sunday, August 4, 2024, a maintenance employee at a hospital in The Woodlands, Texas, was seriously injured after falling approximately 20 feet from an upper roof level to a lower section with limited access. Crews from The Woodlands Fire Department and the Montgomery County Hospital District responded to the scene around 3:30 p.m. and located the worker stranded on the lower roof. Firefighters performed a technical rescue, using a ladder truck, multiple ground ladders, and specialized rope-rigging systems to lift the worker back up to the upper roof before lowering him […]