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Officials investigate roller death of roadway worker
SF Gate.com & AP ^
| May 8, 2005
Posted on 05/08/2005 9:41:36 PM PDT by SmithL
Napa, Calif. -- Police and safety officials are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a roadway laborer who died when he was run over by a street roller.
Christopher Meeks, of Escalon, was helping resurface a Napa road when a 10-wheel Caterpillar street roller ran over him Saturday morning.
Fellow workers called 911 as Meeks lay injured beneath the tractor. He was rushed to a local hospital with major head and upper body injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ouch; pancakeman; rolledover
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This is sad, and I am doing my best to keep my warped sense of humor in check.
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:41:37 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Defective hardhat, someone call OSHA!
2
posted on
05/08/2005 9:45:33 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(LET ME DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, ALEX KOZINSKI FOR SCOTUS)
To: SmithL
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:45:45 PM PDT
by
Greenpees
(Coulda Shoulda Woulda)
To: SmithL
Remember that scene in one of the Austin Powers movies? Henchman guy stood a good distance in front of the roller while Austin was driving it and both of them yelling. It took the roller at least 15 seconds to get to the guy and run him over.
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:50:51 PM PDT
by
Rane _H
To: SmithL
Christopher Meeks, of Escalon, was helping resurface a Napa road when a 10-wheel Caterpillar street roller ran over him Saturday morning. Ow.
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:55:17 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
To: SmithL
We also had a mild earthquake here this morning centered on then ridge between Gordon and Wooden Valleys.
To: tertiary01
Are you in Napa? If so, ever heard of the Castle Rock Ranch?
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posted on
05/08/2005 9:59:47 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
To: SmithL
8
posted on
05/08/2005 10:09:40 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: SmithL
The poor guy. I would say this would be on my long list of ways to check out.
9
posted on
05/08/2005 10:09:47 PM PDT
by
Horatio Gates
(If the thought of Hillary as prez doesn't make your skin crawl, it's on too tight.)
To: South40
There used to be a Chimney Rock Ranch, but I don't know about a Castle Rock, and I see no listing in the phone book for one.
To: Greenpees
Just how in THE Hell ? Indeed.
11
posted on
05/08/2005 10:35:51 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: SmithL; WestCoastGal; MeekOneGOP
? FR Paving Company dealing with lefty trolls?
12
posted on
05/08/2005 10:55:48 PM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is done but we got 27 more races to go...)
To: South40
Are you from or in Napa? It's only 20 miles or less from me and I had not heard of this until this very moment...
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posted on
05/08/2005 11:07:33 PM PDT
by
dcwusmc
("The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: tertiary01
Actually, my mistake; it's called Castle Rock Winery and it's owned by a family member. I haven't been there in years.
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posted on
05/08/2005 11:22:14 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
To: dcwusmc
I'm not from Napa but I have family there.
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posted on
05/08/2005 11:22:44 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
To: South40
oh... Maybe when you come to visit them next, we can imbibe something mildly alcoholic and talk about freedom... and what it might be like to BE free someday...
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posted on
05/08/2005 11:32:32 PM PDT
by
dcwusmc
("The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: SmithL
Shit accident happens.
17
posted on
05/09/2005 12:10:05 AM PDT
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: SmithL; ChefKeith; WestCoastGal; 4mycountry; TheBigB; VRWCmember; Zavien Doombringer; jriemer; ...
Public Service announcement to the Viking Kitties: Please exercise caution when using paving equipment. :)
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posted on
05/09/2005 1:37:57 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
To: MeekOneGOP
Oooch. Prayers for his soul.
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posted on
05/09/2005 1:44:53 AM PDT
by
Killborn
(Playing Russian Roulette with a Loaded Semi-Auto)
To: SmithL
It's taking everything I've got to restrain my ghoulish sense of humor, so I'll just make two comments:
1. Owie!
2. WTF?!!!
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posted on
05/09/2005 2:42:00 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("You would have to double your IQ to be stupid. " --zip)
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