LINCOLN, Neb. --
A worker was killed after a steel grate tipped over and pinned him at a concrete site in Lincoln on Monday.
The call came into the industrial concrete site near 70th Street and Arbor Road around 11:30 a.m.
Lincoln Police said two employees were at the scene when a large steel piece of equipment, called grizzly bars, fell on top of one of one of them.
The other worker on scene called for help.
The worker who became trapped under the grizzly bars was pronounced dead at the scene, and police said heavy machinery was necessary for the recovery.
Police are still investigating what led up to the accident and said they will be on scene for several more hours.
LPD said OSHA is also on scene investigating.
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