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Person run over by paving machine in Calif.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District officials said a man was seriously injured after being run over by a paving machine at a jobsite in California.
October 16, 2018
Construction Equipment
Excavator and operator tumble into water below bridge in Ontario
An excavator with the operator still inside the cab fell off a bridge in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 1, CTV News Windsor reports. The Ministry of Labour closed the bridge while it was investigating the accident. The police told the news agency that it appeared that a guard rail had given way, causing the […]
November 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Penn. work zone sees two crashes in one day
A woman was injured when she lost control of her pickup truck in a work zone June 18, hitting a temporary barrier on Route 33 that was installed as part of a bridge replacement project, lehighvalleylive.com reports. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the accident, but only told the news agency that the woman was taken […]
June 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction worker killed by machinery in Colorado work zone
A highway construction worker was killed June 15 when a piece of machinery struck him inside the work zone during paving operations on Highway 9, north of Silverthorne, Colorado, CBS Denver reports. The victim has not been identified, and the circumstances of his death were not clear at press time. The Colorado Department of Transportation reports […]
June 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work zone collision throws worker from truck
A highway construction worker was involved in an accident June 6 on Interstate 35 near Mason City, Iowa. CBC online reports that, at approximately 12:53 p.m., the Iowa State Patrol was called to the scene of the accident and found that a 2015 Ford transit van traveling north on the interstate had driven into a work zone, striking a truck with workers […]
June 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Worker falls 30 feet onto another worker at Oregon’s Ross Island Bridge
Authorities say two workers suffered serious injuries Feb. 8 when one fell at least 30 feet from scaffolding on the Ross Island Bridge and landed on another worker, The Oregonian/OregonLive reports. The workers were repainting the bridge, which is part of a rehabilitation project that began in 2014. Fire crews were called to the bridge south of downtown Portland at approximately 8:25 […]
February 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Girder collapses on crane during Arizona bridge construction, injures 2 workers
Two workers were injured when a 150-foot concrete and steel girder cracked and collapsed the morning of June 9, in Surprise, Arizona, azcentral.com reports. One worker fell about 40 feet and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, Surprise Fire Department officials told the news agency. The second man, who was in a piece of heavy equipment when […]
June 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Florida road construction worker killed by sweeper truck
On Friday, May 13, a 69-year-old road construction worker was killed when he was run over by a sweeper truck on a job site on Florida 207 in Hastings, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as Everett Leslie Rolfe of Holly Hill. According to the report, the sweeper truck was cleaning the left lane after it […]
May 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two construction workers hit by car near Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh
Two construction workers were hit by a vehicle near the Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. CBS Pittsburgh reports that the accident happened on the Route 30 bridge just before 10 a.m. The construction workers were reviewing the area for a bridge replacement that is due to get underway next weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of […]
May 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama DOT worker killed after being struck by a semi-truck
An Alabama Department of Transportation road worker operating a dump truck was killed this week after a semi-truck hit his vehicle in an interstate construction zone. The Tuscaloosa News reported that 52-year-old Tonnie Bernard Watkins was working from inside his dump truck on Nov. 16 in a construction area at mile marker 19.5 on Interstate 20/59 near Livingston […]
November 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Student engineering intern struck and killed by semi in North Dakota work zone
A 20-year-old engineering student working in an internship position died while working on a road project in North Dakota after he was struck by a semi truck. The Grand Forks Herald reported Benjamin Enterman was working for Stantec Inc. taking measurements to verify erosion control at a recently completed construction zone on Highway 23 on Oct. 27 when he was […]
November 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker dies after being struck by object falling from crane in Florida work zone
A Florida construction worker died Friday when an object fell 50 feet from a crane and struck him. According to WESH, 25-year-old Guillermo Solis, an employee of Lane Construction Corp., was working on a road widening and reconstruction project in Ocoee when the accident happened. “He was transported via ambulance to Health Central nearby. Unfortunately, […]
October 20, 2015
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