A construction worker recently died in an accident during runway paving work at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KSHB. Preliminary information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that the worker suffered fatal injuries when struck by a machine during paving operations.
The worker was employed by Kansas City, Missouri-based construction company, Clarkson Construction.
The incident took place on an east-west runway. The runway project is not related to the new terminal construction project. The runway will serve the existing terminal and, eventually, the new terminal.
OSHA opened an investigation into the incident with Clarkson Construction.
Dan Hounsell is senior editor of the facilities market. He has more than 25 years of experience writing about facilities maintenance, engineering and management.
