The Boston Globe is reporting that a worker died after falling from a 150-foot-high platform while servicing a giant crane at Conley Terminal in South Boston.
The 58-year-old man either “collapsed or fell” from a platform at around 9:45 a.m. Friday while working on a crane. The man’s jacket got caught on the edge of the platform” and he was hanging from his jacket,” before two co-workers pulled him back onto the platform.
BFD arrived on the scene to perform life-saving measures. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
State Police and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) will be conducting separate investigations.
Maureen Dahill is the editor of Caught in Southie and a lifelong resident of South Boston sometimes mistaken for a yuppie. Co-host of Caught Up, storyteller, lover of red wine and binge watching TV series. Mrs. Peter G. Follow her @MaureenCaught.
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