Authorities say a 52-year-old worker died at a southwest Valley construction site on Wednesday.
According to Buckeye police, an employee operating a loader hit and killed Luis Valdez.
State safety regulators have been sent to investigate the scene near Miller Road and Historic U.S. Route 80.
Their findings will take four to five months and then go before the Arizona Industrial Commission.
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