A longshore worker died on January 3 in a forklift accident while working at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego, California.
The worker was an employee of Stevedoring Services-America in San Diego, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
“On January 3, 2018 Cal/OSHA was notified of a fatality incident at 1790 Water Street involving a worker of Stevedoring Services-America in San Diego. It has been reported that a worker was fatally injured while operating a forklift,” OSHA said in a statement to World Maritime News.
According to a spokesperson from the Port of San Diego, all the details related to the incident are yet to be determined.
“At this time, we do not know the identity of the person who died. Cal OSHA has been contacted, and the incident is under investigation, ” the port spokesperson said.
OSHA added that it has six months to issue citations for violations of workplace safety and health regulations.
World Maritime News Staff