National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

A 27 year-old general laborer died when a speeding vehicle struck him as he picked up traffic cones at a construction site on an interstate highway. The speed limit on this interstate highway was 70 … [Read more...] about A Highway Worker Dies When Struck by a Speeding Vehicle While Picking up Cones on an Interstate Highway

A 31-year-old worker (victim) died of injuries he sustained after being run over by a front-nd loader at a construction site. The loader was equipped with an audible back-up alarm, however it was not … [Read more...] about Worker Dies After Being Run Over by a Front-End Loader

On August 5, 1994, a 40-year-old male asphalt milling superintendent (the victim) was crushed when the asphalt milling machine he was operating overturned off a transporter (lo-boy) trailer. The … [Read more...] about Asphalt Milling Superintendent Crushed Under Asphalt Milling Machine, Virginia

A 36 year-old male construction inspector for the county died when an asphalt dump truck backed over him. The truck was bringing hot asphalt to a new road being constructed in a new housing project. … [Read more...] about A Construction Inspector Dies After Being Backed Over by a Ten-Wheel Asphalt Dump Truck