Dozer backs over, kills worker in NC

    Aug. 18, 2023
    Incident happened in North Carolina
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    A worker was killed when a crawler dozer backed over him on a road-widening project in North Carolina.

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    Russell Penley, 29, was doing surveying work on Interstate 26, according to news reports. Law enforcement officials said the operator “failed to see” that the man was behind the machine.

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