Heavy lifting: Pay attention to an aerial lift’s capacity

Updated Sep 30, 2015
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The accident: Three construction workers in a scissor lift were shoveling dirt and gravel from a planter box mounted to the exterior wall of a parking deck, in an attempt to make the box lighter prior to removal. When the workers tried to pull the box from the wall, the box struck the lift, knocking it over. One of the workers fell 20 feet to the ground below.

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