WEST POINT, NE — Loren Wegner was identified as the man that was killed in a serious fall in West Point, Nebraska on Friday, December 19th, 2014. The reports said that the accident happened sometime Friday afternoon.
52-year-old Loren Wegner died when he fell from a palette for reasons currently under investigation while installing an overhead door. It is not clear how the accident happened at this point, or what kind of “palette” Wegner was standing on.
Wegner died as a result of the fall.
Officials from multiple agencies are assisting with the investigation into the incident.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
The reports said that the victim fell from a raised palette, which makes me wonder what they’re talking about. Was this some kind of ladder, or was this a stack of haphazardly cobbled-together palettes used as a step ladder when none could be found? Was there somebody spotting the victim while he was doing this? Was he provided with the proper safety equipment? How high was the fall? Was the victim trained in the duty he was performing, or was he simply given a task he had no experience with and was expected to “figure it out”? The news reports are very lacking in real, substantial details, so there are a lot of questions surrounding this accident, but these are the kinds of questions that need to be asked and answered following an accident as serious as this one.
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