Brigg worker crushed by excavator
- Published: 01 July 2008 09:11
- Author: Rhiannon Hoyle
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- Last Updated: 01 July 2008 09:43
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The construction worker killed in North Lincolnshire last week was crushed by an excavator, the Health and Safety Executive has confirmed.
The 43-year-old man, a contractor for Amalgamated Construction, had been resurfacing a road under a railway bridge in Brigg on 24 June when the incident occurred.
The man was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital, where he later died.
A HSE spokeswoman said it was unsure exactly how the accident happened, but it is believed the vehicle's brakes had not been secured after a section of the work had been completed.
The death of a 67-year-old man last month at Devon has now also been classified as a construction fatality.
The man had been thatching a farm roof in Tiverton on 27 May when he fell and sustained serious injuries.He was admitted to hospital, but died on 2 June.
The HSE are investigating both incidents.
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