The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, April 30, 1996                TAG: 9604300334
SECTION: FINAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

BOOM TRUCK OVERTURNS IN HIGH WINDS

ILLUSTRATION: Photo by DREW C. WILSON, The Virginian-Pilot

Workers for the Department of Transportation right a boom truck that

overturned in high winds during an attempt to pick up a pontoon

workfloat on the old Wright Memorial Bridge Monday. The operator

suffered a mangled hand, bridge maintenance supervisor Bobby Spence

said.

by CNB