One jump, one slip and a worker goes under a paving machine

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Marcia Doyle
Apr 1, 2016
Updated Dec 6, 2016
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Paving machines move so slowly, you wouldn’t think you could get run over by one. But, you’d be wrong. Here’s what happened when a new crew member made the fatal decision to hitch a ride when a paver was backing up.

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