Worker killed by falling steel at oil rig site in Fresno County, deputies say
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- Fresno deputies report a 29-year-old worker crushed by falling steel.
- Incident occurred during oil rig removal on a Riverdale property Monday.
- Cal/OSHA and sheriff’s office opened an investigation into the fatality.
A 29-year-old man was killed Monday morning while helping remove an oil rig from a property in Riverdale.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies responded at 10:45 a.m. to a field near Mt. Whitney and Polk avenues, where the man, an employee working on the removal of an oil rig, had been fatally crushed by a large piece of steel.
Cal/OSHA has been notified and is investigating the incident.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee