Construction worker dies on the job after being run over, dragged by semi-trailer truck

A construction worker was killed Tuesday morning, June 23rd, when he was run over by a semi-trailer truck at his work site in The Colony.

 

The construction site where the accident occurred was located at the Office Creek Pump Station in the 4100 block of Main Street. The construction worker was first run over by the truck, then dragged underneath it.

 

At the time of the accident, the construction worker was under the truck performing some type of repair. The driver, who was unaware of the worker’s location, began to drive forward and away from the site. Other workers saw the man being dragged and stopped the driver.

 

CPR was performed on the worker at the scene of the accident. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.  OSHA will be conducting an investigation of the incident. No criminal charges are expected.

 

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