Worker dies after getting trapped under forklift at Port of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - A worker was killed at the Port of Los Angeles Monday after getting trapped under a forklift, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The incident happened around 10:40 a.m. near Berth 270 on Terminal Island. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner's office identified the fatally injured worker as Bohdan Salmanov.

According to officials, firefighters aided search and rescue crews to assist with safely removing the heavy machinery from the site so law enforcement and the medical examiner could investigate. 

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No other details were immediately available. 

City News Service contributed to this report.