Tampa construction worker killed when machine topples over on him
The accident happened where the Selmon West Extension is being built.
Author: Tim Chong
Updated: 7:59 PM EDT September 15, 2018
A heavy equipment operator was killed Saturday when his machine overturned, Tampa police said.
The accident happened about 11:26 a.m. at the Selmon West Extension construction site near Gandy Boulevard and Dale Mabry Highway.
Kadri Elmaze, 68, of Land O' Lakes was driving a "roller" machine on a dirt embankment when the machine fell over, trapping him underneath. Other workers used a cable and an excavator to pull the machine off him, but he was declared dead 20 minutes after the accident.
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A Land O’Lakes man died Saturday in Tampa at the site of the Selmon Extension project after the "roller" machine he was operating toppled on a dirt embankment and trapped him underneath.
Kadri Elmazi, 68, was rescued by fellow workers who used a cable and excavator to lift the machine off of him. Elmazi was declared dead about 20 minutes after the accident happened near Gandy Boulevard and Dale Mabry Highway, police said.
The accident, which occurred just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, is under investigation. Police said "all evidence indicates that it was a tragic industrial accident."
The Selmon Extension is a project of the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority to create an elevated road that will connect the Selmon Expressway to the Gandy Bridge.
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Construction worker dies after being trapped under road roller
By: WFLA Staff
September 15, 2018
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -
A construction worker died in Tampa on Saturday after being trapped under a road roller that had toppled, officials said.
The incident occurred near Gandy Boulevard and Dale Mabry Highway at about 11:30 a.m.
Tampa police spokesman Stephen Hegarty said Kadri Elmazi was operating a road roller on a dirt embankment when the machine became unsteady and fell on top of him.
Hegarty said other construction workers used a cable and an excavator to lift the roller off the 68-year-old, but he died 20 minutes after the accident.
Investigators do not suspect foul play was involved. "At this time all evidence indicates that it was a tragic industrial accident," Hegarty said.
Further information was not immediately available.