Construction worker dies after getting pinned underneath forklift in Pomona
Man dies after getting pinned beneath a forklift at 10 freeway construction site
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:
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.