Authorities said the man was at work at a construction site. He and his coworker were down a 20-foot trench helping another worker guide a metal pipe.
San Diego, CA. – 27-year-old Joel Olea Gomez of San Marcos died in a work accident that happened Wednesday last week in San Diego, as per the San Diego County Medical Examiner.
The incident was reported around 4:07 a.m. on August 28 in the 10062 block of Hoyt Park Drive.
Authorities said the man was at work at a construction site. He and his coworker were down a 20-foot trench helping another worker guide a metal pipe.
Gomez saw the wall of the trench was going to collapse and escaped. At that time, the pipe broke free, pinning him against the wall. The trench then caved in and Gomez was covered with dirt.
Responding emergency personnel pronounced the victim dead without medical intervention. His cause of death was listed as crush injuries of torso.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.