On October 18, 1999, a 33-year-old female highway construction laborer (the victim), was struck and killed by a truck while flagging traffic. The victim was struck from behind by a 10-ton … [Read more...] about Flagger Struck From Behind and Killed by a Truck Intruding Into a Highway Construction Work Zone – Wisconsin
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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 A Construction Flag Person Dies After Being Backed Over by a Truck
A Traffic Controller Is Killed When Backed Over by a Dump Truck
A 53-year-old female traffic controller died when a 10-yard dump truck backed over her. The truck was doing the initial compaction of a 25-foot asphalt patch that the crew had just applied to the … [Read more...] about A Traffic Controller Is Killed When Backed Over by a Dump Truck
Highway Construction Flagman Dies After Being Struck by a Pickup Truck
An 18-year-old male (victim) highway construction flagman died as a result of traumatic injuries received after being struck by a pickup truck. A highway crew was milling the surface of a bridge … [Read more...] about Highway Construction Flagman Dies After Being Struck by a Pickup Truck
Asphalt Roller Crushes Flagman
A 20 year-old road construction company flagman was crushed to death when he fell from and was subsequently run over by an asphalt roller. The Nebraska Department of Labor investigator concluded that … [Read more...] about Asphalt Roller Crushes Flagman
Road Worker Struck, Killed: Charges Pending in Navasota Man’s Death, Authourities Say
A construction worker was hit and killed by a pickup after the vehicle's 70-year-old driver disregarding a flagger's signal to stop for a crew working on the road. Charges against the driver, Arch … [Read more...] about Road Worker Struck, Killed: Charges Pending in Navasota Man’s Death, Authourities Say