42-year-old man dies after accident at Pleasant Prairie facility

PLEASANT PRAIRIE (WITI) -- A 42-year-old man died after an incident at OHL in Pleasant Prairie on Tuesday morning, March 3rd.

A 911 call came into the Kenosha Joint Services Communications Center just after 8:30 a.m.  An employee at OHL stated that an individual had sustained a head injury and was trapped on an elevated mechanical lift approximately 30 feet in the air. Employees on the scene began life-saving measures including CPR.

When Pleasant Prairie Fire & Rescue personnel arrived on the scene, they began treatment -- and took the victim to St. Catherine's Hospital where he later died.

Pleasant Prairie Police initiated an investigation into the incident. OSHA also was contacted.

The victim's identity is being withheld until family is notified.