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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.

State FACE Reports: Highway Work Zones
The following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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5/1/2023 2022KY097 KY Highway construction flagger dies after being struck by vehicle.
6/24/2020 2018MI072 MI Field manager struck by vehicle in active roadway while taking depth measurement.
6/25/2019 2017MI012 MI County road division worker crushed between asphalt truck and shadow truck during rolling cold patch operation.
1/16/2019 2015MI110 MI Construction laborer working in highway work zone struck by van.
5/14/2018 2016MA023 MA Foreman of a highway line painting crew killed when a car enters the work zone - Massachusetts.
5/23/2014 2014KY002 KY Construction flagger struck and killed in two-lane highway work zone.
2/25/2011 2008MA028 MA Laborer dies after being backed over by dump truck at a nighttime highway work zone construction site - Massachusetts.
6/16/2010 2009MA031 MA Municipal laborer dies after being struck by a motor vehicle while closing a water gate valve - Massachusetts.
9/24/2009 2008MA037 MA Police officer dies when struck by a car at night while directing traffic at a local fair - Massachusetts.
8/26/2008 2007MI169 MI Supervisor/foreman struck by a pickup truck while placing channelizer drum in road.
12/28/2007 2006MA027 MA A municipal worker struck by a motor vehicle while patching a pothole - Massachusetts.
9/25/2007 2006MI096 MI Ground man for milling operation dies when struck by a dump truck backing into work zone.
9/12/2007 2003MI005 MI Worker dies as a result of being struck and pinned between two vehicles while repairing potholes.
8/30/2007 2007CA001 CA A laborer dies in a street work zone after being backed over by a dump truck.
6/13/2007 2006MI068 MI Surveyor dies when struck by oncoming vehicle.
11/13/2006 2005NJ090 NJ School crossing guard struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle.
10/23/2006 2002WA048 WA Maintenance worker killed when struck by a vehicle along a highway in Washington State.
5/19/2006 2005NE028 NE Hispanic carpenter killed when struck by piece of concrete that fell from rigging device during hoist in highway work zone.
1/31/2006 2000WA011 WA Flagger fatally injured when struck by a car at a highway work zone in Washington State.
12/28/2005 2005NY039 NY Three construction workers killed after being struck by a bus in a highway work zone.
9/2/2005 1994MD063 MD Construction foreman crushed by excavator - Maryland.
7/29/2005 2002WA034 WA Utility construction supervisor killed when struck by a pickup truck at a work zone in Washington State.
7/28/2005 2004CA008 CA A construction laborer died when he was struck by a fast moving vehicle as he crossed the roadway in a street construction work zone.
7/21/2005 2004NE040 NE Hispanic laborer run over and killed by backing dump truck in roadway construction zone.
2/2/2005 2004OK025 OK A county employee died when he was crushed between two heavy equipment compaction vehicles.
12/10/2004 2004OK010 OK Hispanic heavy equipment operator was killed while jump-starting a pad-foot drum compactor.
10/26/2004 2004NE007 NE Engineering technician run over and killed by backing dump truck.
9/23/2004 2004NY012 NY Flagger dies after being struck by a pickup truck in a highway work zone.
9/17/2004 2003OK096 OK A concrete saw operator was killed when he was pinned between the boom and the rear of a backhoe.
8/31/2004 2002IA030 IA Front hopper gate operator run over by chip spreader during street resurfacing.
8/30/2004 2003NJ054 NJ Municipal road worker struck by a truck at a worksite.
8/30/2004 2003NJ070 NJ Highway worker struck and killed by an auto while filling potholes.
8/17/2004 2003OK098 OK Hispanic laborer died after being struck by a vehicle in a roadway work zone.
8/5/2004 2000WA041 WA City worker killed when struck by a dump truck in Washington State.
2/22/2004 2003OK047 OK A road construction worker was killed when he was run over by an asphalt dump truck.
12/30/2003 2000WA040 WA Lineman killed after being struck by a car in Washington State.
11/3/2003 2003OR032 OR Vehicle strikes utility worker in short-duration work zone.
7/30/2003 2001MA039 MA Police officer dies after being backed over by a dump truck - Massachusetts.
6/10/2003 2002CA003 CA A construction worker jumps over a cement barrier onto an interstate highway transition road and is killed when struck by an oncoming vehicle.
4/7/2003 2002MI106 MI Highway worker killed by passenger vehicle while setting up highway work zone warning signal.
3/4/2003 2003KY030 KY Highway construction worker dies when struck by semi-tractor trailer.
11/2/2002 2000MA061 MA Police officer fatally injured when struck by a backing dump truck at a public roadway construction work zone - Massachusetts.
10/22/2002 2002KY074 KY Asphalt compactor operator dies when machine slides and falls 17 feet.
7/3/2002 2001NJ098 NJ Jackhammer operator run over by a truck in a highway work zone.
5/28/2002 1999WA070 WA Flagger killed when struck by a dump truck, during road construction, in Washington State.
4/29/2002 2001CA008 CA A construction surveyor is run over by a motor grader that was backing up.
3/7/2002 2001NJ020 NJ Truck driver killed in highway work zone collision.
12/20/2001 2000MA054 MA Police officer killed when struck by motorist while directing traffic at roadway work zone.
12/1/2001 2001IA020 IA City street worker was struck and killed by a speeding car.
10/5/2001 2001CA004 CA A traffic controller is killed when backed over by a dump truck.
4/25/2001 2000MN030 MN Worker dies after being crushed between rock spreader and pneumatic roller in Minnesota.
2/3/2001 2000WI074 WI Construction laborer killed when run over by dump truck in highway work zone.
1/31/2001 2000NE034 NE Construction zone worker hit by gravel truck.
11/24/2000 2000CA006 CA A construction flag person dies after being backed over by a truck.
11/16/2000 2000CA005 CA A construction inspector dies after being backed over by a ten-wheel asphalt dump truck.
11/15/2000 2000CA004 CA A highway worker dies when struck by a speeding vehicle while picking up cones on an interstate highway.
5/23/2000 1999OK088 OK A roller operator and a work crew foreman died when they were struck by a motorist in a highway work zone.
12/23/1999 1999MN018 MN Electrician dies after falling from cherry picker basket.
11/30/1999 1999NE021 NE Member of road striping crew struck by semi.
9/28/1998 1998MN030 MN Worker dies after being run over by a front-end loader.
2/22/1998 1997MO096 MO Highway department supervisor falls from bluff in Missouri.
1/28/1998 1997MN047 MN Worker dies after being run over by a Caterpillar.
10/14/1997 1997MO037 MO Asphalt roller operator dies following rollover incident in Missouri.
2/1/1997 1996IA055 IA Asphalt machine runs over and kills worker - Iowa.
1/27/1997 1996MN092 MN Conveyor operator dies after being runover by a belly dump trailer.
1/26/1997 1996MO061 MO Special road district foreman struck by oil distributor truck.
9/25/1996 1995CA011 CA Crane operator falls 30 feet from a crane while working from a freeway overpass in California.
8/15/1996 1996MO012 MO Highway department supervisor struck by reversing dump truck.
3/21/1996 1995MA039 MA Construction laborer crushed by asphalt truck while paving interstate highway.
12/27/1995 1995MO057 MO County highway department worker crushed when dump trailer and truck tipped over.
11/16/1995 1995MN047 MN Construction worker dies after 9-wheel pneumatic roller rolls over on her.
1/4/1995 1994NE059 NE Asphalt roller crushes flagman.
4/26/1994 1994MN031 MN Highway construction worker dies after being struck while crossing roadway.
4/19/1994 1993NJ090 NJ Road construction laborer dies after falling underneath the wheel of a front end loader.
1/5/1993 1992MN019 MN Road paving crew member dies after being run over by a dump truck.
10/7/1992 1992MN007 MN Highway paving crew member dies after being run over by a rear end dump truck.
9/24/1992 1992MN014 MN Highway construction flagman dies after being struck by a pickup truck.
8/10/1992 1992WI036 WI Road maintenance worker died 15 months after falling backwards off a dump truck onto pavement.

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