Mountain Ranch Industrial Accident
MEDIA RELEASE
Contact: Sergeant Anthony Eberhardt
Release Date: 04/07/17 Release Time: Immediate
Time: 1000 hours Release Number: 01
Mountain Ranch Industrial Accident
(Mountain Ranch, Ca.) On 04/06/17 at 11:20 AM, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Whiskey Slide Road north of the intersection of West Murray Creek Road, in Mountain Ranch for an Industrial Accident. A 21-year old male who was employed by a tree cutting contractor was removing an oak tree from a rural property when a limb fell onto his boom truck bucket. The worker sustained major injuries and was unconscious when emergency services arrived. The 21-year old succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The victim’s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
Address/Location
Calaveras County Sheriff's Office
Jeff Tuttle Dr
San Andreas, CA 95249
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 209-754-6500