Two Workers Killed After Lift Machine Tips Over

Howard County police said two men were killed after a lift machine tipped over and threw the victims out of the raised bucket.

Police said Rolando Lopez Mendez, 31, of Silver Spring, and Erik Morales Ortiz, 31, of Hyattsville were working at a construction site in the 9100 block of Father’s Legacy. The men were working for Brothers Construction Framing Inc. and were inside the bucket of a lift machine.

Investigators said for unknown reasons, the lift machine tipped over, throwing the men to the ground. It is not known how high the bucket was in the air at the time of the accident.

Both men suffered significant injuries and were taken to Howard County General Hospital. They were pronounced dead a short time later.

The accident remains under investigation by the Howard County Police Department

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