• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Logo

Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse

Library of Resources to Improve Roadway Work Zone Safety for All Roadway Users

  • About
  • Join Listserv
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Work Zone Data
    • At a Glance
    • National & State Traffic Data
    • Work Zone Traffic Crash Trends and Statistics
    • Worker Fatalities and Injuries at Road Construction Sites
  • Topics of Interest
    • Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
    • Smart Work Zones
    • Transportation Management Plans
    • Accommodating Pedestrians
    • Worker Safety and Welfare
    • Project Coordination in Work Zones
  • Training
    • Flagger
    • Online Courses
    • Toolboxes
    • FHWA Safety Grant Products
    • Certification and
      Accreditation
  • Work Zone Devices
  • Laws, Standards & Policies
    • COVID-19 Guidance
  • Public Awareness
  • Events
  • About
  • Listserv
  • Contact
  • Search
Publication

Most North Dakota Worker Deaths Happen on the Road, but the Feds Typically Don’t Investigate Them

Author/Presenter: Baumgarten, April
Abstract:

On June 21, 2013, Patrick Wilkie, an employee of Triangle Electric, and his two co-workers died in a fiery five-vehicle crash near Stanley while driving to a work site. It is unclear whether the three deaths were counted as transportation-related, since the Labor Department does not publicly disclose how cases are classified. The AFL-CIO, a federation of U.S. labor unions, has criticized Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other federal entities for not having enough investigators to look into worker deaths. A Labor Department spokesperson said the agency does not release information on individual cases due to a confidentiality policy and how data is collected. Families who have lost loved ones in workplace incidents not only expect OSHA to investigate all transportation-related workplace deaths, but also want companies and government officials to do more to prevent them.

Source: Inforum
Publication Date: August 31, 2019
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: News and Other Non-research Articles
Topics: Crash Causes; Crash Data; Crash Investigation; Worker Safety

Copyright © 2023 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is a project of the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation. It is operated in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Texas A&M Transportation Institute. | Copyright Statement · Privacy Policy · Disclaimer
American Road and Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation, American Road and Transportation Builders Association U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Texas A&M Transportation Institute