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The Tacoma Fire Department responded to a call of a man trapped at 9:25 this morning in the yard of metals dealer and recycler Simon Metals LLC, formerly Joseph Simon & Sons, at 2202 River St. in the Tideflats.
Pierce County Medical examiner identified the man in his 40s as Luis Rodriguez of Tacoma. Tacoma Fire spokeswoman Jolene Davis said he died at the scene after being trapped under materials.
Fire officials were briefing what looked like Rodriguez's family members around noon at the scene.
Twenty firefighters and the department’s technical rescue team answered the call Friday morning, Davis said, as well as representatives of the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s office and some state agencies. The Medical Examiner continued to work at the scene through the late afternoon.
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has begun investigating the incident, the conclusions of which will not be available for more than a month, said spokeswoman Elaine Fischer.
Fischer said there was another work-related incident – originally thought to be another fatality – involving electrical work at a farm in Eastern Washington on Friday.
"Two fatalities in one day is unusual," Fischer said. "On average, there are about two a week in the state."
L&I receives claims of about 100 deaths attributed to work-related injuries and illnesses in Washington each year.
In 2008, motor vehicle accidents were the most common cause of deaths reported to L&I, followed by machinery-related accidents and those involving a worker being struck by an object.
An official at Simon Metals said that the firm had no immediate comment on the incident. The company will be closed until Monday.
