Third Metro Rail Worker Dies

By: Cal-OSHA

SAN DIEGO - Construction on a Los Angeles Metro Rail tunnel at Universal City was halted on October 8 to permit investigators from the district attorney's office and Cal-OSHA to look into the death of a mechanic who was struck and killed by equipment attached to a crane.MTA spokesman Marc Littman told the Los Angeles Times the man was in the 80-foot-deep shaft in an area that was clearly marked by "Danger" signs. The crane operator working from the surface cannot see into the shaft but communicate

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