Crime & Safety
Worker Killed By Truck Backing Up at Fry's
CAL/OSHA investigating cause of man's death last night.
The driver of a semi truck accidentally struck and killed a laborer in the parking lot of the Fry's Electronics store in Palo Alto on Tuesday evening, a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokeswoman said today.
A 64-year-old man working for Oakley-based G&S Paving was struck and killed as the truck was backing up in the parking lot of the store at 340 Portage Ave., Cal/OSHA spokeswoman Patricia Ortiz said.
The collision occurred around 6:45 p.m., police said.
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The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office today identified the victim as Richard Loza, of Pittsburg.
The G&S Paving crew had been working at the site and was cleaning up in preparation to leave the job for the day.
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The truck driver stopped after hearing noises, Ortiz said.
"The driver found a mangled body beneath the wheels of the truck,"
she said.
CAL/OSHA is investigating the accident, including whether the truck had proper back-up alarms and other functions.
--Bay City News
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