A 52-year-old man died on Friday after a piece of machinery fell on him on the Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Paulino Cantu.
Officers responded around 10:50 a.m. to Second Nature Compost in the 8400 block of Nelson Road.
The man, later identified as Cantu, was changing hydraulic fluid on a front-end loader, according to an SAPD preliminary report. At some point, witnesses heard a “pop” and checked on Cantu after he did not respond.
The witnesses then found Cantu under the machine’s tire and attempted CPR, the report said.
EMS officials and officers responded to the scene for additional assistance.
Cantu was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner’s office ruled his death an accident.
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