27.08.2007

Two bridge workers injured

Two maintenance workers are in hospital – one severely injured -after being pinned in the basket of an underbridge access platform against the underside of the Maryland Street Bridge Bridge in Winnipeg.

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Two workers were injured carrying out the bridge inspection

The accident happened last Friday when the men were carrying out inspection work on the structure using an Aspen A62 platform.

One man was crushed between the basket and the bridge, and the other apparently jumped or fell from the basket and was found lying on the ground about 20ft below.

The workers were apparently examining the southbound stretch of the bridge when the articulating bucket pinned one worker against the structure's underside.

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An Aspen A62 unit

This Aspen A62 is a sophisticated unit with telescoping fourth boom and a 180 degree rotating platform allowing operators to get into tight areas behind deep beams.

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The Aspen A62 has a telescoping fourth boom

The unit is equipped with an advanced microprocessor control system with a full color display, depicting unit operation and individual function performance.