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
Safety
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
A Construction Surveyor Is Run Over by a Motor Grader That Was Backing Up
A 32-year-old construction surveyor died when backed over by a motor grader. The victim was doing a grade check at the time of the incident. The grader operator was looking at the grade as he was … [Read more...] about A Construction Surveyor Is Run Over by a Motor Grader That Was Backing Up
Asphalt Machine Runs Over and Kills Worker
In the summer of 1996, a 35-year-old construction worker, who had been on the job only four days, died after being run over by an asphalt road-widening machine when it ran backwards over him. The man … [Read more...] about Asphalt Machine Runs Over and Kills Worker
City Street Worker Was Struck and Killed by a Speeding Car
A 52-year-old city employee, working on the SW corner of a city sidewalk, was struck and killed by a speeding car at a typical 4-way intersection, which had stop signs. The speed limit on both streets … [Read more...] about City Street Worker Was Struck and Killed by a Speeding Car
Construction Laborer Crushed by Asphalt Truck While Paving Interstate Highway
On October 24, a 34 year old male construction laborer was fatally injured when he was crushed beneath an asphalt-carrying tractor trailer while paving an interstate highway. The victim, facing away … [Read more...] about Construction Laborer Crushed by Asphalt Truck While Paving Interstate Highway