A 70-year-old man died in San Antonio when a 5,000-pound jet engine fell on him during a workplace transport.

A man died Friday afternoon in San Antonio when a 5,000-pound jet engine fell on him during a workplace incident at the Boeing Center in the Port San Antonio complex. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. near General Hudnell Drive and Warner Circle, close to Lackland Air Force Base, as the man and a coworker were transporting the engine on a dolly. The dolly reportedly rolled, causing the engine to fall from a four-foot-high dock. The victim, in his 70s, was pronounced dead upon arrival of first responders. Authorities confirmed it was a workplace accident, and the area was secured for investigation. No further details about the cause of the fall or the man’s identity have been released. The incident has raised concerns about safety at industrial sites.