Worker falls out of lift, dies

No safety harness reported
May 18, 2023

A worker painting a bridge fell out of an “extension lift” and was killed in Mentor, Ohio, according to news reports.

The door on the lift opened while he was working. The article quoted officials who said the man was not wearing a safety harness.

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Rod Sutton

Sutton served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment from 2001 through 2025. 

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