LOS ANGELES, CA – My News LA reports that a worker at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Playa Del Ray was killed in a fall into a confined space on Monday.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the accident was reported on the 12000 block of South Vista Del Mar at 12:38 p.m.
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Officials said the victim, a 43-year-old man, fell about 25 feet to the bottom of a pit-like enclosure that is roughly 15-by-15 feet. He sustained severe trauma and passed away at the scene.
Details regarding the purpose of the confined space and the cause of the fall have not been reported. We will update this blog if more information becomes available.
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