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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A worker servicing a crane in South Boston has died after falling from a platform on Friday.
The 58-year-old Methuen man was working on a gantry crane at Conley Terminal in South Boston when the incident occurred, according to Massachusetts State Police. The man was standing on a platform about 150 feet high when he fell for reasons unknown at this time.
The man's jacket got caught on the platform's edge, leaving him hanging from his jacket. According to MSP, two of his colleagues, also working on the crane, managed to pull him back onto the platform. They started performing life-saving measures on the man until first responders arrived. Once firefighters arrived, they took over, authorities said.
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The Methuen man was then transported to Tufts Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to officials.
The incident is under investigation by State Police. The man's name is not being released at this time. No other information is known at this time.
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