Excavator Mishap Kills Worker

A Charlotte man died after an accident at a construction site in Belmont, North Carolina, just west of the city. 

The Belmont Police Department responded to a site at 516 Nixon Road, where a new subdivision is under construction, WFAE said. Police arrived to find Mario Zambrano dead; he had been involved in an accident with an excavator.

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Source: WFAE

About the Author

Frank Raczon

Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.

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