WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A worker was killed Monday morning outside the Kravis Center in downtown West Palm Beach, police said.
The incident happened just after 9 a.m. at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. when a piece of equipment fell on a contractor outside the north side of the artist's entrance.
Police have identified the victim as 59-year-old John Trevor Whiting of Stuart.
Whiting was loading a 1,500-pound scissor lift onto a flatbed truck when it collapsed on top of him.
Officers and workers managed to lift it off of the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Whiting was an employee of All Florida Transport Services based out of Lake Park.
OSHA responded to the scene to investigate.
Police said no charges are pending, and the investigation is ongoing.
