Scissor lift collapses on man killing him a short time after in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida outside the Kravis Center

June 24, 2024 A 1,500 pound scissor lift fell on top of a male contractor in downtown outside of the  on Monday morning. He was trying to load the lift onto a flatbed truck. He was found at the scene as workers and officers pulled the equipment off him but died shortly after.

He has not been named yet but he is in his fifties and from Martin County. The company he worked for was not at the Kravis Center as police are unsure what company he did work for. His family will be notified and no further information regarding the man is known.

The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating. Police have informed the (OSHA) of the death.