Aerial Lift Hits Power Line, Killing One in Chicago

Feb. 27, 2025
Second worker listed in good condition in local hospital.

A JLG articulated aerial work platform touched an electrical powerline in Chicago, killing one of the two workers on the platform and injuring the other. The deceased worker was 33 and died at the scene. The other victim, 26, was transported to a local hospital and was reported in good condition, according to news reports.