NORTH COAST, Calif. – A man was injured on Thursday while working in a roadway construction zone on the coast.
Michael Martinez, 57, of Fort Bragg suffered moderate injuries at the work site on approximately 7:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Andrew Sabini, 69, of Lakeport was driving a 2001 Kenworth truck with two belly dump trailers at an idling speed north through the closed construction zone located east of Highway 1, just south of Seaside Beach near Fort Bragg, the CHP said.
The CHP said Martinez was nearby in the area, on foot. As the truck was dumping dirt into the construction zone, the rear trailer shifted from the uneven terrain and pinned Martinez up against the concrete barrier wall of Highway 1.
Paramedics transported Martinez by ambulance to the Fort Bragg Coast Hospital for medical treatment, the CHP reported.
The CHP said drugs and alcohol were determined not to be factors in this industrial incident, and both men were using their safety equipment.
Caltrans District 1 spokesman Phil Frisbie said the work on that portion of roadway was being performed by Granite Construction for Caltrans.
Granite Construction's representative did not respond to a request seeking comment on Thursday.
Frisbie said Cal/OSHA will investigate the accident, but he did not know on Thursday if Caltrans would conduct its own separate inquiry into the incident.
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REGIONAL: Fort Bragg man injured working on roadway construction project
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