Crime & Safety

Worker Fatally Injured At Construction Site In San Rafael

A construction worker was killed in San Rafael Tuesday morning when plywood fell on top of him at a construction site, police said.

UPDATE:

SAN RAFAEL CA – A male construction worker was killed in San Rafael Tuesday morning when plywood fell on top of him at a construction site, a police sergeant said.

The death happened around 9 a.m. in the first block of Fair Drive, which was closed between Coleman Drive and Lincoln Avenue for the investigation, police said.

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The worker was sitting nearby when the plywood fell, Sgt. Lisa Holten said.

–By City News Service

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SAN RAFAEL, CA – Authorities are investigating the death of a worker at a construction site in San Rafael.

The fatal accident was reported Tuesday morning at a construction site on Fair Drive, San Rafael police Sgt. Lisa Holton said. San Rafael police, the Marin County Coroner and California OSHA are investigating the incident.

Fair Drive is closed between Coleman Drive and Lincoln Avenue due to the investigation.

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