Worker Is Killed After Backhoe Falls From Building

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A construction worker has died after the machine he was operating fell from a building that was being renovated.

A fire department spokesman says the worker was operating a miniature backhoe on the eighth floor of a nine-story building at North Capitol and K streets. About 12:45 p.m. Thursday, the machine rolled out of the side of the building and plunged about 80 feet while the worker was trapped inside.

D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the man is about 40 years old.

No other injuries were reported and the incident is being investigated by D.C. police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.