SAN ANTONIO — Authorities say a 29-year-old construction worker died after being trapped under a piece of heavy equipment for several minutes at a north-side site Tuesday afternoon. He was identified by officials as Dustin Sipps.
First responders got to the scene off the I-10 service road near Leon Springs just before 2 p.m. and found Sipps trapped under a large piece of equipment and unresponsive. It took time and more equipment to remove him. He was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.
A San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson said the machine prevented him from breathing, adding it was probably "15 to 20 minutes" before he was found by coworkers.
"By that time, there's not a very good chance he's going to survive," SAFD officials said.
The San Antonio Police Department added: "It appears that at a construction site, an accident involving heavy machinery occurred, causing the machinery to fall upon the victim. The male was pronounced deceased on scene. CSI arrived on scene to process the scene."
