Two injured when MEWP knocked over in Boston

Oct. 30, 2023

Scissor lift was hit by a crane's load.

A load being lifted on a parking garage project knocked over a nearby scissor lift with two workers in it. The two were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. They were not trapped or pinned in the accident.

A report on WCVB shows the aerial lift on its side. The accident occurred on a parking garage in Boston, Massachusetts.

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