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    Worker injured in NY when truck backs over him

    Aug. 18, 2023
    Bridge project on Interstate 88 in New York
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    A worker was run over by a truck backing up on a project in New York. The truck ran over the worker’s legs and lower torso, according to news reports, as he was exiting a portable toilet.

    The incident happened on a bridge project on Interstate 88 north of Interstate 81 in New York.

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    According to the accident report cited in the reports, the toilet was placed in a manner such that anyone exiting it would be in the path of construction traffic.

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    About the Author

    Rod Sutton

    Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001. 

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