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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Crane

Construction Equipment

One person is dead after an accident in a construction zone along Highway 360 in Arlington, Texas. A road crew had closed… Police are still investigating the incident that happened on February 9 just before 2:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the highway, according to a report by CBS Dallas Local.

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Reckless Driver Kills Worker in Construction Zone, Injures Another

Construction Equipment

A construction worker was killed and another injured after being struck by a car in a construction zone on Michigan’s U.S. Manistee County police told the Detroit Free Press a 20-year-old Pentwater worker was standing off road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the accident occured.…

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OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down

Safety Services Company

OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down. During the stand-down workers will be educated on work-zone safety topics, such as struck-by accidents, texting while driving and distracted driving. Accidents & Fatalities Construction Equipment and Vehicles' To access these materials click here.

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New ARTBA Video Series Focuses on Road Worker Fatalities

Construction Equipment

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has created a series of new videos aimed at helping reduce roadway work zone accidents. Each three-minute animated video is based on federal government reviews of real incidents that resulted in the loss of life.

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5 People Killed in Construction Zone Crash on I-65

Construction Equipment

According to police, a semi was speeding through a construction area when it hit a van, pushing the van off the road and crashing into another semi. The driver of another car and the semi driver that caused the accident were also killed, according to CBS. Two adults and a child in the van were killed.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. For many regions, summer is the season of road construction. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. Where Are All the Builders?

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No More Overlooking Work Zone Accidents

FDR Safety

While teenage accidents and deaths are undoubtedly important, they are not the only group who see dramatic rise in danger as more cars crowd the roads during the summer months. Road-workers are a rarely appreciated, high chastised group of people who put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis.

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