Work zones in the US have approximately 700 traffic-related fatalities, 2,400 injury crashes and 52,000 non-injury crashes every year. Due to future highway reconstruction needs, work zones are likely … [Read more...] about Effects of Work Zone Presence on Injury and Non-Injury Crashes
Crash Causes
California FACE Report # 00CA006: A Construction Flag Person Dies After Being Backed Over by a Truck
A 27 year-old male construction flag person died when a tractor-trailer side dump truck backed over him. The truck had just entered the #1 lane (closest to the median), which had been divided off from … [Read more...] about California FACE Report # 00CA006: A Construction Flag Person Dies After Being Backed Over by a Truck
Speed Variations Are Major Cause of Work Zone Crashes
Rear-end collisions cause the preponderance of work zone crashes in Virginia, indicating that a high variance in vehicle speeds is the major cause of accidents in work zones, according to a … [Read more...] about Speed Variations Are Major Cause of Work Zone Crashes
Analysis of Trench-Related Fatalities in Construction and Development of Intervention Strategies
Every year, there are over one hundred estimated fatalities associated with excavations and trenching operations, including cave-ins, contacts with electrical cables, equipment related accidents, … [Read more...] about Analysis of Trench-Related Fatalities in Construction and Development of Intervention Strategies
Safety Board Determines Cause of Fatal School Bus Crash in Omaha, Nebraska
The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a school bus crash in Nebraska was the failure of the Nebraska Department of Roads to recognize and correct the … [Read more...] about Safety Board Determines Cause of Fatal School Bus Crash in Omaha, Nebraska
Deaths Caused by Vehicles and Heavy Equipment on Construction Sites
Vehicles and mobile heavy equipment caused 213 deaths on construction sites out of 1,228 construction deaths (17.3%) in 1999. Trucks were involved in 39% of the deaths, mobile heavy equipment in 37%, … [Read more...] about Deaths Caused by Vehicles and Heavy Equipment on Construction Sites