It's not a typical day on the job.

A Winnipeg construction worker put himself in front of a car to prevent the driver from leaving the site because he felt the driver was putting his fellow workers at risk.

The two got into to a dust up beside the former Target store at Polo Park Monday afternoon. The entire altercation was caught on video by Roselinda Thomas.

"That's when you could see all that yelling and swearing,” said Thomas.

Thomas said the driver in a red car kept moving when a flagman ordered him to stop. That's when a fellow worker tried to block the driver's path.

In the video the driver pleads with the construction worker to let him go, saying he made a mistake. The driver then looks for sympathy, saying his car was recently stolen and that he simply wants to get to work on time in his rental vehicle.

"I've got to get to work, it's a U-Drive,” the driver said in the video.

Undeterred, the worker stays put and appears to call the police. That's when the driver tried to make a move and get away. The worker ends up on the hood of the car and the driver stops.

"He's trying to drive over me, right on St. James, he's trying to drive over me man," the worker is heard saying on camera.

Maple Leaf Construction said it was their workers involved and it told CTV everyone is okay. The company said its safety manager is reviewing the incident.

Police said the driver was given a ticket for careless driving.

According to the Highway Traffic Act, drivers must obey a flagman's orders.



