A worker was trapped beneath a forklift at the Port of Los Angeles Monday and died at the scene.
Firefighters were sent to Berth 270 on Terminal Island about 10:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"Upon arrival, firefighters found the trapped person to be deceased," the LAFD said in a statement. "Urban Search and Rescue specialists will continue their response to assist with safely removing the heavy machinery from the site, to allow other agencies -- CalOSHA, law enforcement and the medical examiner -- to conduct their investigation."
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Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured worker.
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