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- A 26-year-old man is dead after he was found under a concrete mixer in Arizona in what is believed to be a workplace accident
- Omar Quihui was pronounced dead at the scene
- “There’s nothing suspicious or criminal in nature about this incident,” said Sgt. Jesse Comeau of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department
A 26-year-old man is dead after he was discovered underneath a concrete mixer at an Arizona cement plant in what is believed to be a work-related incident.
On Monday, Oct. 6, around 5:30 p.m. local time, deputies responded to reports of an industrial accident near the intersection of Swan Road and East Old Vail Road in Tucson, the location of a CalPortland facility, NBC affiliate KVOA, the Arizona Daily Star and CBS affiliate KOLD reported.
When officials arrived, they found Omar Quihui under the piece of equipment. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlets.
Detectives later arrived to collect evidence and document the area, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release shared by KVOA reporter Chorus Nylander.
Authorities said there are “no indications of suspicious or criminal activity,” and the fatal incident remains under investigation.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, CalPortland and the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Quihui, a technician, was working underneath the equipment when he became “pinned,” Sgt. Jesse Comeau of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told KVOA. Officials have asked ADOSH and the state mine inspector to look into possible workplace safety infractions, the outlet reported.
“It looked like all the personal protective equipment was being utilized; there’s nothing suspicious or criminal in nature about this incident,” Comeau told KVOA. He added that the mine inspector informed him that this is the first fatality the state has had of this nature in four years.
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“All of them are plugged in, in fact, the company is the one who called them right away after having 911 and everybody involved,” the sergeant told the outlet of potential negligence.
An inspector from ADOSH has already been on site, and the investigation into Quihui’s death can take up to five months, according to KVOA.