MAY 30, 2015
WILKINSBURG, PA
A man was killed in a construction accident in Wilkinsburg
Saturday morning while making repairs to a busway overpass, EMS dispatchers
said.
Sean Kelly, 38, was pinned by a Man Lift against the roof of
the East Busway bridge overpass on Kelly Avenue about 8:20 a.m., near the
one-way end of Kelly just off Rebecca Avenue.
Emergency crews performed CPR on Mr. Kelly, but he died at
the scene, the Allegheny Medical Examiner’s office confirmed.
“At this point, we believe he was operating [the lift] and
at this point it looks like it was an accident,” said Allegheny County
police homicide Lt. Andrew Schurman.
Mr. Kelly was working for Gulisek Construction, Co. of Mt.
Pleasant, making repairs to the East Busway bridge that crosses over Kelly
Avenue in Wilkinsburg.
“We’re doing everything we can to assist in the
investigation to find out how this could have happened,” said Gulisek
Construction spokesman Jake Ploeger. “It’s a heartbreaking tragedy for our
employees to have to go through something like this and our heart certainly goes
out to the Kelly family and we hope that we can comfort the Kelly family in any
way we can.”
The Port Authority has a contract with Gulisek to make
repairs to 22 bridges in the system and the East Busway bridge is one of them,
Port Authority spokesman Jim Ritchie said.
“Port Authority was sad to learn of the fatal accident this
morning and our thoughts are with the family of the individual involved.”
In addition to the Allegheny County police, the Port
Authority safety department and the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration also are investigating the accident.
Source: http://www.post-gazette.com