Worker Dies After Falling at Conley Terminal

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0.6 min readBy Maureen DahillPublished On: December 10th, 2022Categories: News0 Comments

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

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