Highway Worker's Leg Caught between Paver and Roller

The Marbletown town Highway Department was re-surfacing the asphalt on Whitfield Road on May 16 when a member of the work crew was seriously injured, according to New York State Police.

The operator of the paver, Daniel Styles, was standing on the operating platform when another town worker who was operating a compacting roller, failed to observe the paver which had stopped, police said.

The roller collided with the paver, pinning Styles’ right leg between the two and causing serious injury.

Styles was airlifted to Albany Medical Center for emergency medical treatment and is currently in serious but stable condition. State Police were assisted by the Kripplebush Fire Department, Marbletown First Aid, Mobil Life, and Life Net. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.