A journeyman glazier died after attempting to lift a 1,000 pound (450-kilogram) case of glass with a personlift. Using the man lift to move cases of glass was a normal procedure. With the boom retracted, the lift has a rated capacity of 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms). But the inexperienced glazier tried to lift the glass with the boom extended. A sling was hooked to the bucket of the man lift, and from his position in the bucket the victim tried to lift it. Since the combined weight of the victim and the glass was too much, the glass did not move. Instead, […]