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Worker allegedly attacks boss with bulldozer after dispute

Worker allegedly attacks boss with bulldozer after dispute

A construction worker allegedly became so angry with his boss he dumped soil on him with a bulldozer and attacked him with a metal level.

The incident happened at Walmart site that is currently under construction following a dispute between Erick Cox and his boss Perry Byrd. Police in Orlando, Florida, USA, are investigating the incident.

In a call to emergency services that was released to the local media, a co-worker says: “Please hurry, somebody come out here, he just hit him with a level and is about to kill him.”

“He hit him with what?” the dispatcher replies.

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