Two workers seriously injured in Braintree industrial accident

Bryan Lambert

May 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Two workers suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after an industrial accident in Braintree Wednesday morning.

The workers from New Hampshire were in a crane basket on Quincy Avenue when a wheeled boom fell onto its side, knocking into the crane.

The two men, aged 19 and 40 suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. They were rushed to a Boston hospital for treatment.

OSHA is investigating the incident.

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