Saturday, July 21, 2018

20-year old construction worker with Atkinson-Clark Construction died after getting pinned underneath a telescopic forklift that went down an embankment in Pomona, CA



Construction worker dies after getting pinned underneath forklift in Pomona

Man dies after getting pinned beneath a forklift at 10 freeway construction site

A 20-year old Redlands man died after he was pinned beneath a forklift at a construction site on the eastbound 10 Freeway in Pomona on Friday, July 20, authorities said.

About 9:35 a.m., firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene on the freeway at Kellogg Drive.

Arriving firefighters found the man under the forklift. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man had been working in a construction zone south of the eastbound I-10 Freeway, between Via Verde and Kellogg Drive, Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol said in a report.

The worker was operating a telescopic forklift, travelling eastbound on an unimproved dirt road south of the freeway, but the forklift went down an embankment, ejecting the victim before falling on top of him, Jimenez said.

The man had not been identified by officials.

The accident shut down the Kellogg Drive off-ramp from the eastbound I-10 Freeway for more than five hours while officials investigated, Jimenez said. The ramp was reopened at 4:20 p.m.

The victim was working with construction crews on a project to add a carpool lane in each direction on the 10, between the 605 and the 57 freeways, according to Caltrans.

Officials did not divulge whether the man worked for Caltrans or a contracted company.
Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in the incident, Jimenez said.

CHP continues to investigate the cause of the incident.



Location: I-10 Puente Avenue to SR-57 Project description: HOV Lanes Construction period: 2014-2021 Total project cost: $343 million


 Q: What is the I-10 HOV Construction Project?
A: The San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) has experienced serious congestion while carrying a substantial amount of traffic. To address this issue, carpool lanes are being constructed in each direction of I-10 between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and Orange Freeway (SR-57). Bridge widening, ramp realignment and soundwall and retaining wall construction is also taking place as part of construction activities.
Caltrans is currently working on the second and third segment of the I-10 HOV lane construction project. Segment 1 construction, between I-605 and Puente Avenue in Baldwin Park, completed in 2013.
Segment 2 covers I-10 between Puente Avenue and Citrus Street. Construction began summer 2014 and is anticipated to complete in 2019.
Segment 3, which began construction April 2016, will construct an HOV lane in each direction of I-10 between Citrus Street and SR-57, and is anticipated to complete summer of 2021.
 

Caltrans District 7 has awarded Atkinson a $172 million contract for the I-10 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Improvements from West Covina to the 57/10 Separation. This project will alleviate traffic congestion in and around West Covina, CA.
 
Atkinson will construct the 5.5-mile-long I-10 HOV Lane Improvements project in six stages. As part of their scope, the team will build new HOV lanes, and widen 10 existing bridges, including cast-in-place box girder, cast-in-place T-girder, and precast box girder structures, as well as re-align existing ramps. Additionally, they will construct 3.5 miles of retaining walls, including, cast-in-place standard Caltrans walls, soil nail walls, tie-back walls, soldier pile walls, and CIDH walls, and perform 220,000 cubic yards of concrete paving and 100,000 tons of asphalt paving. To make way for road improvements, the team will excavate 550,000 cubic yards of soil and materials; 200,000 cubic yards will be re-used on site, while the remaining 350,000 cubic yards will be transported to designated dump locations.  Additional scope items include landscaping, drainage, concrete barrier, reinforcing, and electrical work. Atkinson will self-perform 60 percent of the work.
 
The West Covina 57/10 Separation is located in a bustling urban corridor with a high daily traffic volume. To reduce the impact to local commuters, the team will complete the majority of work at night.  This approach will also allow construction vehicles to move throughout the site unimpeded. 
 
While evaluating the project, Atkinson identified an alternative approach to building the job that will allow the team to construct the eastbound and westbound retaining walls within the same project stage. Under this plan, the job is separated into two distinct work phases: heavy structures (excavation, retaining walls, bridges, and lowering city streets) and roadway finishes (grading and paving). This innovative approach will allow the team to reduce overhead costs and deliver the project a year ahead of schedule.


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Friday, July 20, 2018
POMONA, Calif. --

A construction worker died after getting pinned underneath a forklift in Pomona on Friday morning, L.A. County fire officials said.

Fire crews responded to the eastbound 10 Freeway at Kellogg Drive, where the worker was trapped.


UPDATE: deceased has been removed from under the forklift. Units will remain on scene waiting for the LA County Coroner.

PERSON TRAPPED: EB 10 Fwy/ Kellogg Dr #Pomona #FS141 BC2 on scene advising 1 person pinned under a forklift at a construction site. This will now be the #VerdeIC

The worker was already dead when authorities arrived at around 9:30 a.m.

Crews removed the deceased worker from beneath the forklift shortly before noon, officials said.



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POMONA (CBSLA) – A worker died after getting pinned under a forklift on a construction site in Pomona Friday morning.


(CBS2)

The incident was reported before 10 a.m., off the eastbound 10 Freeway and Kellogg Drive, near Cal Poly Pomona, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to reports of a worker trapped underneath a forklift. He died at the scene, the fire department reported. His name was not released.

The circumstances leading up to the accident were not confirmed.