Yukon man dies after bucket truck topples

By Michael Kimball
Published: August 21, 2008

YUKON — A man died today when a bucket lift truck on which he was working tipped over in Yukon, Canadian County Sheriff Lewis Hawkins said.

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Kenneth Martin, 26, was pronounced dead at a metro-area hospital, Hawkins said.

About 6 p.m., Martin was in the truck’s bucket behind a Shell convenience store at Interstate 40 and N Banner Road when he started to check the operation of the bucket and its arms, Hawkins said. The bucket was in a raised position when the truck tipped over, bouncing on the ground and rolling onto Martin.

The truck, also known as a cherry picker, is owned by Martin’s father, Hawkins said.


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