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Asphalt Roller Operator Dies At New York Road Construction Site

According to WCAX, a road construction accident in Amenia, New York, left one worker dead on Wednesday, July 29. The man, a New York resident, was operating an Ingersoll-Rand asphalt roller when he fell off of the piece of heavy machinery and was then hit by the construction equipment.

New York State Troopers identified the New York construction accident victim as 23-year-old Donald Flood III of Wassaic, New York. The accident took place early on Wednesday afternoon in Dutchess County, about 60 miles from Albany, New York, near 41 Benson Road.

The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the county Office of the Medical Examiner, the Wassaic Fire Department and Northern Dutchess Paramedics assisted state police at the scene.

The NY on-the-job accident took place as workers were laying down asphalt on a road construction site. New York officials told reporters that the investigation into this NY construction site accident is continuing. Police are still unsure of why Flood may have fallen off the asphalt machine.