Asphalt roller badly hurts man in Westminster
By Ashleigh Oldland, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published July 23, 2008 at 11:07 p.m.
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An asphalt roller fell over and trapped a man for 15 minutes Wednesday in Westminster.
The roller tipped after being driven onto a flatbed trailer. The man was pinned under the heavy equipment.
Fire, police and ambulance crews arrived at the accident near 73rd Avenue and Irving Street at 2:20 p.m.
Fire crews used extrication equipment, including heavy-duty inflatable bags, to lift the roller off the man.
"One leg was pinned between the roller and the curb," said Westminster Fire Capt. Bob Hose. "He suffered severe leg trauma."
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