Hector Vazquez, 46, killed and Philip Marich, 53, critically injured after large granite slab pins them in shipping container in San Francisco County, California

Modified Date: 
Thu, 06/04/2015 - 4:26pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, February 6, 2014

One dead, one injured in SF industrial accident.

One person was killed and another was injured in an industrial accident in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood this morning, a fire dispatcher said.

1 Dead After SF Workers Crushed By Falling Granite.

One person was killed and another was injured in an industrial accident in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood Friday morning, a fire dispatcher said.

1 dead, 1 badly hurt in S.F. granite accident.

A man was killed and another badly injured in an industrial accident at a granite company facility in San Francisco Friday morning, authorities said.

Two men killed in granite accident in S.F. identified.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner on Sunday identified the two men killed in an accident at a granite company as Hector Vazquez, 46, of Oakland, and Philip Marich, 53, of South San Francisco.
A man was killed and another badly injured in an industrial accident at a granite company facility in San Francisco Friday morning, authorities said. City fire crews responding to a call around 10:15 a.m. at 1525 Cortland Ave. found two men trapped after a large slab of granite fell, pinning them in a container, said a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman. Firefighters worked to extricate the men for roughly 15 minutes. One man later identified as Hector Vazquez 46, was pronounced dead at the scene and the other man, Philip Marich 53, was transported to San Francisco General Hospital where he later died from his injuries. Cal/OSHA, the state's workplace safety regulator, will conduct an investigation into the workers' injuries.
People Involved: 
Hector Vazquez
Philip Marich
Roadway: 
Cortland Ave.

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