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Man injured in industrial accident
Boom truck with extended bucket overturned
Updated: Friday, 02 Sep 2011, 5:37 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 02 Sep 2011, 5:37 PM EDT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - A Yorktown man was found unconscious after a boom truck overturned in Newport News Friday.
The accident happened at 1:53 p.m. in the rear of Mike's Place, located in the Warwick Village Shopping Center at 440 Export Circle.
When emergency crews arrived to the scene they found a CNR Construction boom truck overturned with the bucket extended.
The victim, a 60-year-old man, was found unconscious with a head injury. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
A preliminary investigation showed that the supports on the boom truck were not in place when the bucket was extended.
The accident is being investigated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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