(L.A.) Tony Gallegos, 42, Died in a Driveway

Case Number: 2024-06290

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Latino male that occurred in a driveway.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Tony Gallegos.

Born in Orange County, California.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Mechanical Asphyxia

RIP TONY JOSEPH GALLEGOS (November 16, 1981 – April 15, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 1:14 p.m.

The decedent was a “dDriver-sales worker” whose death was investigated by the federal government as a workplace fatality.

OSHA REPORT

Tony Gallegos (43) fatally crushed when forklift overturned

Employee is killed when crushed by PIV which rolled over

At 1:36 p.m. on April 15, 2024, an employee working as a sales driver for a building materials supplier was delivering rebar bundles to a residential construction site.

The employee was operating a Moffett M5500 forklift powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when the PIV tipped over. The employee was not wearing the seatbelt and landed outside the rollover protective structure (ROPS). The employee was crushed by the PIV and died as a result.

Site Address:
Load N’ Go Building Materials Inc.
970 Moraga Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Union Status: NonUnion

NAICS: 444190/Other Building Material Dealers