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Death by Trench
Expect more criminal charges in trench deaths
June 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
New York highway worker accused of firing nail gun at coworker
A highway worker in Putnam County, New York, was arrested recently for allegedly shooting a nail gun at one of his coworkers. No one was injured, but the accused shooter is facing menacing and reckless endangerment charges, according to the Putnam Daily Voice. The Jan. 20 incident began after Santino Pietrosani and a fellow Putnam […]
February 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan road worker killed after being struck by semi while placing signs
A Michigan road worker was killed and another was injured this week after they were struck and killed by a semi-truck in Wexford County. WPBN/WGTU reported that Sean Jordan was outside of his parked utility truck finishing up installing a highway sign on U.S. Highway 131 with his coworker Daniel Moomwa at around 5 p.m. when the […]
February 10, 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 road worker killed after being struck in hit and run
A road worker in Texas died Tuesday after he was struck by a possibly drunk driver that then fled the scene. According to KIII News, Texas Department of Transportation contract worker Justin Mazone was weed eating grass in the center median on Highway 181 in Corpus Christi when a Nissan Sentra drove into the median. The […]
January 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Signs commemorate death of road worker on California highway
A California county has honored a road worker who was killed on the job in October by not only dedicating a section of the road to him, but also encouraging drivers to be more safe. The Ventura County Star reported that memorial signs were installed in Oak View, California, last week in order to honor Ventura County […]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Woman killed in crash with work trucks in Florida construction zone
A woman in Venice, Florida, died last week after she struck a bucket truck in a road construction work zone. The Herald Tribune reported that 24-year-old Riley Manyak was driving on Venice Avenue approaching a work zone the morning of Dec. 29 and didn’t follow the instruction of a construction worker holding a stop sign. Manyak’s Chrysler SUV then […]
January 6, 2016
Safety
Construction Safety Week: 6 lessons from the real world
Are your guys bored with safety talks? Do the topics seem stale, obvious or theoretical? Since it’s the end of the year we figure it’s the perfect time for reflection. Construction jobsites can be dangerous places. One poor decision or one overlooked piece of safety equipment can be the difference between life and death. In […]
December 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
MoDOT worker seriously injured in head-on crash with wrong-way driver
A Missouri Department of Transportation worker was struck over the weekend by a wrong-way driver on an interstate highway. According to the Kansas City Star, Alfred Battle, a night supervisor for MoDOT, was leaving a work zone where a crew of workers cleaning the media barrier on Interstate 70 when another vehicle hit his truck […]
December 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Backhoe operator dies from injuries suffered in crash with semi truck
A veteran Indiana highway construction worker has died in the hospital three weeks after he was seriously injured when the he was opedaling was struck by a semi truck. According to The Star Press in Muncie, Indiana, Henry County Highway Department employee Robert Kirby was operating a backhoe Nov. 20 on a state road in New […]
December 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Elderly man kills construction worker in hit and run
An elderly driver struck and killed a construction worker crossing the street then fled the scene in Texas earlier this month. According to KPRC, a construction worker in Houston was crossing Galveston Road on Dec. 3 when he was struck by a Lexus driving through an intersection. The 78-year-old driver then continued driving and left the […]
December 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
California county names roadway after road worker killed in October
A California county has decided to honor a road worker who was killed in October by naming a section of the street he died on after him. According to the Ventura County Star, a new sign will be placed declaring a 1.5-mile stretch of Creek Road as the “Adan Lara Memorial Roadway.” Lara died Oct. 30 […]
December 15, 2015
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