Joel Olea Gomez dies in fatal Scripps Ranch construction accidenta
Joel Olea Gomez dies in fatal Scripps Ranch construction accidenta
Fatal Scripps Ranch construction accident death of Joel Olea Gomez – Obituary
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities have identified Joel Olea Gomez, a 27-year-old from San Marcos, as the victim in a fatal construction incident that occurred Wednesday morning near Scripps Ranch High School.
Gomez and a colleague were working in a 20-foot-deep trench at the intersection of Hoyt Park Drive and Scripps Ranch Boulevard, assisting with the placement of a metal pipe for a water project when the accident happened. The trench’s wall began to collapse, allowing Gomez’s coworker to escape, but Gomez was trapped and buried under debris.
Emergency responders initially attempted a rescue, but the operation shifted to a recovery effort after paramedics determined Gomez had succumbed to severe injuries. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the cause of death as “crush injuries of the torso.”
The pipe involved was a four-foot steel and concrete structure. Authorities utilized heavy machinery to remove the pipe from Gomez. The California Occupational Health and Safety Administration is overseeing the investigation into the accident.
Joel Olea Gomez dies in fatal Scripps Ranch construction accidenta Fatal Scripps Ranch construction accident death of Joel Olea Gomez – Obituary SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities have identified Joel Olea Gomez, a 27-year-old from San Marcos, as the victim in a fatal construction incident that occurred Wednesday morning near Scripps Ranch High School.…
Joel Olea Gomez dies in fatal Scripps Ranch construction accidenta Fatal Scripps Ranch construction accident death of Joel Olea Gomez – Obituary SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities have identified Joel Olea Gomez, a 27-year-old from San Marcos, as the victim in a fatal construction incident that occurred Wednesday morning near Scripps Ranch High School.…