One dead, one injured in construction accident involving scissor lift in Clearwater

Photo from site of construction accident

Monday, June 16, 2025 - 8:27 pm

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Crews from the Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a construction-related accident this afternoon at 1295 S. Missouri Ave.

The call for service came in at approximately 4:35 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, from the shopping center, where a new grocery store is being built.

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The preliminary investigation shows that two workers were injured when a scissor lift collapsed; both were transported to local hospitals as trauma alerts. One man went to Morton Plant Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.

The other went to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified.

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