Worker falls out of lift, dies

May 18, 2023

No safety harness reported

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.

Rod Sutton

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