Construction worker pinned by crane identified

OSHA, sheriff's office investigating the case

SAN ANTONIO – A 36-year-old man who was killed after being pinned by a crane was identified Tuesday.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have opened an investigation after a Christopher Vest was killed at the work site Monday.

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Vest was working on a crane in the 1000 bock of Kinder Parkway when he was pinned down by the crane, according to the sheriff's office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Crews are building the new Comal ISD high school in that area.


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