Worker dies after a boom lift falls on the Brent Spence bridge project in Cincinnati

Officers were called to West Third Street and Pete Rose Way around 10:30 a.m. that Saturday for a workplace accident, FOX19 reported, citing Cincinnati police. Police said the man was running a boom lift, which local stations described as a boom lift crane. The machine shifted and went over. He suffered life-threatening injuries and later died at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Police have not released his name.

ODOT, the Ohio Department of Transportation, identified the man as an employee of Walsh-Kokosing, the joint venture that is the main contractor on the corridor. The department said it would stay in touch with the contractor and the investigating agencies. On Oct. 26 The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that ODOT described the machine as a manlift, a lift that raises workers to elevated work areas. Walsh-Kokosing did not respond to FOX19's request for comment.

Police and OSHA have not said what made the lift shift. Ground conditions, the load on the platform, travel with the boom raised and mechanical failure are all open questions, and no inspection or maintenance records have been made public. WCPO reported that authorities had released no further details on the cause.