By Beacon Staff
A 61-year-old construction worker died Monday after being pinned by a concrete spreader.
According to the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred in the 16000 block of US 61 during an ongoing paving project. The man from Nichols, Iowa, was extricated from the machine and taken to Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, where he died from his injuries.
The name of the man is being withheld by law enforcement pending notification of his family.