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Roadbuilding
Conn. man arrested for hitting flagman and fleeing scene
On Feb. 15, a 40-year-old Mansfield man, Christopher Hand, struck a flagman at a construction site on Route 195 in Connecticut and fled the scene, the Hartford Courant reports. The state police reported that the collision occurred about 1:40 a.m. Police told the news agency that Hand was driving north on Route 195 when he veered out of his lane, struck […]
February 21, 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
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Safety
Runaway dump truck kills 5-year-old boy, crashes into home near N.C. construction site
A 5-year-old boy was killed earlier this week after a dump truck rolled away from a residential construction site in North Carolina and ran him over. A worker on the site at the time of the incident has been charged by police with the boy’s death and officials say he is in the country illegally. […]
December 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Man arrested for intentionally striking road construction worker with car in Calif.
A Novato, California, man was arrested after he intentionally struck a road construction worker with his vehicle at approximately 8:45 a.m. Dec. 2, the Novato Patch reports. The Novato Police Department responded to the incident and reported that the driver left the scene in his vehicle. The Police determined that, when the construction worker held up a stop […]
December 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
West Virginia DOH seeks public assistance to establish fallen worker memorial
The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is asking for the public’s help in establishing a statewide fallen worker memorial for highway safety to honor employees who have been killed on the job. The first step of this project, the agency says, is collecting the names of those killed on the job. WVDOH has collected […]
November 22, 2016
Safety
Three inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss
During the first ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’ held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Five workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drowns
On the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]
November 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety present highway safety awards
The Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety (MCRS) recently presented five awards for statewide highway safety programs and 13 awards for regional programs at the 2016 Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference. The awards are presented every two years. “We very much appreciate the efforts of all who are involved to encourage safe driving, and we will […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two workers injured in fall on NYC’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Two construction workers were injured on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during rush hour October 20 when they fell 15 feet. Pix 11 reports a spokesman from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said the two men were carrying a wooden board on the upper roadway around 7:35 a.m. when a car hit the board and threw the men from the upper […]
October 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Foundation launches safety certification program for transportation professionals
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has launched a new safety certification program aimed at transportation professionals who make safety-related decisions on projects. The program, Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP), is also designed as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and construction management […]
October 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT, UConn receive Governors Highway Safety Association safety award
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded the Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award in the Field of Highway Safety to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the University of Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC). CTDOT and CTSRC were recognized for the motor vehicle crash reporting system and development of the Connecticut […]
September 21, 2016
Safety
Scissor lift falls 14 stories from building under construction in OKC, killing operator
A construction worker in Oklahoma City was killed last week when the scissor lift he was working from fell from the side of a building. According to a report from The Oklahoman, 33-year-old Alex Baiza was using the lift September 9 to remove concrete framework from inside the BOK Park Plaza Tower, a 27-story building under […]
September 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Neb. bridge worker survives being trapped by falling bridge planks
A county crew was installing a 30-foot-long retaining wall under a closed bridge in Lancaster County, Nebraska, on September 1, when when wooden planks fell on one of the workers. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the worker was trapped under the planks, but members of the crew were able to free him using chainsaws. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry […]
September 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina construction worker falls into lake and drowns
Filigonio Bravo Perez, a 29-year-old construction worker, fell from a bridge he was painting into Lake Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, and drowned, JDNews.com reports. Perez, who worked for Astron General Contracting Co., was painting a bridge on N.C. 127 over Lake Hickory, when he fell into the lake. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid told the news agency […]
September 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
First Caltrans District 7 employee death on the job in 11 years as worker is struck on freeway near LA
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 employee Jorge Lopez, 57, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer September 1 while working on the Antelope Valley Freeway in Acton at Crown Valley Road. Lopez, an electrician and 16-year Caltrans veteran, is the first District 7 agency employee to be killed on the job since 2005. […]
September 5, 2016
Safety
Mini excavator falls into trench, pins worker inside on Md. jobsite
A construction worker in Maryland’s Montgomery County was rescued from a trench Saturday after a mini excavator fell into the trench, trapping him. According to a report from WJLA TV, the man was working inside of an L-shaped trench inside a commercial building when the machine toppled over. In order to free the man, Montgomery Country […]
August 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado motorist targets work zone flagger, causes injuries
A Colorado man was arrested last week after threatening a flagger inside a Longmont work zone with his vehicle. According to a report from the Times-Call, at 8 a.m. August 17, the Longmont police department responded to the report of an injury at the site in the area of Emery Drive and Emery Way. Workers at […]
August 25, 2016
Safety
Safety? There’s an app for that. Manage OSHA documentation from a tablet
Developed by a business owner who was frustrated at trying to get employees to fill out paper forms, the Safety Compliance App from Safety First Data Systems puts all the paperwork you need on tablets and web-accessible applications. With the app, your people can fill out safety documentation and equipment inspections in the field using […]
August 10, 2016
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