Police in Maine stated a guy passed away in a work environment accident in which a scissor lift he was using tipped over at a task site.
The accident killed James Thompson, 58, of Yarmouth, cops said. Thompson was painting the within a garage at Atlantic Motorcar Center in Wiscasset from a 12-foot scissor lift when a garage door opened and hit the lift’s cage, the Portland Press Herald reported.
Police said Thompson passed away at the scene on Friday. He had actually been utilized by Theodore Logan & & Kid Inc. of Portland.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office are both responding to Thompson’s death, police stated.
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