A man was killed in a construction accident after he was thrown from a backhoe and it overturned on him while working on a project at the Budget Suites Inn.

The accident occurred when the 39-year-old man was clearing dirt around a hotel and using a backhoe machine to do so. The rear wheel of the backhoe then slid down a slight downgrade and into a ditch. This caused the man to be ejected from the machinery and fell to the ground and the backhoe tipped over on top of the man.

Co-workers noticed immediately and tried to help free the man, it is unknown whether the man was pronounced dead at the scene or at the hospital. Officials from the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating the incident.

Construction accidents cause serious injury and can change the lives of all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.