On August 8, 1994, a 24-year-old male construction laborer (the victim) was fatally injured when a crane being used to lower a bucket of gravel from the shoulder of an interstate highway into a … [Read more...] about Laborer Dies After Being Struck by Overturning Crane – Virginia
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Asphalt Milling Superintendent Crushed Under Asphalt Milling Machine, Virginia
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
Construction Laborer Dies After a Water Truck and Scraper Collide – South Carolina
A 30-year-old construction laborer (the victim) died at a highway construction site when the vehicle he was driving collided with an earth-moving vehicle (scraper). Throughout the day the victim had … [Read more...] about Construction Laborer Dies After a Water Truck and Scraper Collide – South Carolina
Two Confined Space Fatalities During Construction of a Sewer Line
At approximately 3:26 P.M. on March 8, 1984, a city fire department received a report that a man was down at a sewer construction site. When the firemen arrived on the scene, they learned that two … [Read more...] about Two Confined Space Fatalities During Construction of a Sewer Line
Female Construction Worker Dies in a Compactor Tip Over at a Highway Construction Site – South Carolina
On April 19, 1999, a 38-year-old female highway construction worker (the victim) died after the compactor she was operating slipped off the edge of the road surface while backing up, tipped on its … [Read more...] about Female Construction Worker Dies in a Compactor Tip Over at a Highway Construction Site – South Carolina
NIOSH ( National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Recommends Methods for Preventing Injuries and Fatalities in Highway Work Zones
Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and more than 20,000 are injured in highway and street construction, according to NIOSH report, "Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker … [Read more...] about NIOSH ( National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Recommends Methods for Preventing Injuries and Fatalities in Highway Work Zones