Worker Injured in Highway 101 Incident Near Orick

Emergency crews responded early this afternoon to what was first described as a vehicle vs. pedestrian incident on Highway 101 near mile marker 127, north of Orick. Subsequent information clarified the incident involved a worker who was pinned by a trailer.

According to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page, the call came in around 12:54 p.m. Initial details suggested the incident may have involved the worker’s own vehicle, but updated information clarified that the individual was loading a transfer trailer when a brake failure caused the trailer tongue to pin the worker against a truck.

Scanner traffic indicated City Ambulance, Orick Fire, and Cal Fire were dispatched to the scene. CHP log notes state the patient suffered a leg injury and was possibly already en route to the hospital by 1:18 p.m. By about 1:28 p.m., incoming medical was cancelled, suggesting the injured party had already been transported.

At this time, the condition of the injured worker has not been released.