Two painters died late Wednesday morning when their boom lift tipped over at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix.
The lift, owned by H&E equipment, was parked on a hill and the men were painting a six-story building, said Lt. Brandon Jones, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The lift had been placed on a downhill slope on the jail's northwest side. The men were working for Riddle Painting and Coating, a contracted vendor.