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Roadbuilding
Work halted on Fla. I-4 Ultimate project after fifth worker death
Work has been stopped once again on the I-4 Ultimate project as the Florida Department of Transportation and OSHA examine the fifth fatality on the 21-mile project. A similar work stoppage happened in February after a fourth worker was killed when a half-ton pipe fell on him, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In the most […]
October 2, 2019
Safety
Firm fined $33k for trench deaths of two workers in Miami
OSHA reports Archer Western Construction's lack of safety precautions contributed to the deaths of two workers in a trench collapse in the middle of I-95N.
August 13, 2018
Safety
Construction worker killed by loader pinning at gravel pit in S. Dakota
A loader operator did not see the truck driver get out of his truck and ended up pinning him between the loader and the truck. An investigation is being held.
May 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Asphalt truck backs over, kills flagger in Mich. work zone
While a construction worker was checking the pavement density a semi truck driver was backing up to put asphalt into paving machine. The victim did not survive.
May 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Highest death stats in years seen for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians
More people died on U.S. roads in 2016 than 2015, an increase of 5.6 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seeing the most dramatic fatality increases were motorcyclists, with the most deaths since 2008; bicyclists, with the most deaths since 1991; and pedestrians, with the most deaths since 1991, the NHTSA reports. […]
October 11, 2017
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Neb. Supreme Court rules county not liable for dump truck driver’s 2011 death
On July 7, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a Washington County District Court’s ruling that Washington County is protected by sovereign immunity and can’t be sued for the death of a quarry worker who drowned while working to raise a county road during the 2011 Missouri River flood, Pilot Tribune & Enterprise reports. James McGauley, […]
July 21, 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
One worker dead, one injured after truck hits arm of lift at bridge work site
On July 1, two men who were working on the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project under the West Seattle Bridge were injured when a box truck traveling on a bridge off-ramp hit the arm of the lift in which they were working, KIRO 7 reports. Both men were knocked out of the lift basket by the impact. One man, who was wearing […]
July 7, 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
Minnesota road worker killed after being struck by SUV while clearing snow from road
A Minnesota worker died days after being struck by a vehicle while he was clearing snow from a road in Bloomington. According to KMSP, Bloomington Public Works Dept. employee Tyler Lenort was taken off of life support on Saturday and died soon after, two days removed from being hit by an SUV. Lenort had been clearing up snow near […]
February 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT starts campaign to end nearly 5,500-day streak of road deaths
As of Nov. 7, at least one person had died on Texas roads for 5,478 days straight. That’s at least one death every single day for 15 years and a total of 51,832 road fatalities. The Texas Department of Transportation is beginning a campaign with the hopes of ending that fatal streak. TxDOT recently launched the #EndTheStreakTX […]
November 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
How to avoid highway work zone injuries and deaths
Serious injury and death is becoming an all-too-common occurrence for highway construction workers. Although workers aren’t always at fault, there are several preventable measures that can be taken to help reduce the risk of such a horrible and tragic accident. Here are several steps that can be taken to help keep road crews safe: Use […]
August 22, 2014
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