Saturday, February 28, 2015

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED ON ZOO INTERCHANGE SITE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN









FEBRUARY 28, 2015

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

A construction worker has been killed while working on the Zoo Interchange construction site near 91st Street in Milwaukee.

Authorities say 33-year-old Ryan Calkins of Brookfield was killed due to a construction related accident involving machinery on the westbound side of I-94 at approximately 7:41 a.m. Saturday morning, February 28th — he was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is unclear how many other construction workers were also working there Saturday morning.

The Wisconsin DOT says this is a very rare occurrence. There is a lot of safety training involved for any construction project.

A spokesman for the DOT is calling this a tragedy. Those living nearby echoed that sentiment as they saw emergency crews at the scene for hours.

“I looked over the edge a little bit and I saw rescue squads and I saw a bunch of people around a piece of machinery. It was like a drill thing, like they were drilling to place a  post or something,” said Thomas Kleppin, neighbor.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is working with the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health division (OSHA) and Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in this investigation.

Work on the Zoo Interchange will continue in part not near the investigation. It it unclear how long the investigation will last.