Thursday, November 07, 2024

OSHA investigating after Target employee dies on aerial lift at central Pa. store

Updated: Nov. 05, 202
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive

PENNSDALE—The Occupation and Safety Administration is investigating the workplace death of a Target store employee Saturday in Lycoming County.

Brianna Burley-Inners, 26, of South Williamsport, was trapped between a “manlift,” or movable work platform, and door frame while working on the security system in the ceiling in the store near Pennsdale, state police said. Manlifts are machines that enable workers to perform tasks at heights. They have an enclosed platform attached to a lifting mechanism that raises and lowers workers and their tools.

She was last seen by co-workers about 11:30 p.m., they said. As workers were checking out about midnight the lead employee radioed Burley-Inners to see if she was on her way, they said.

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