Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates workers on roadway construction worksites are exposed to injury and death from moving construction vehicles and equipment. According a BLS review, 443 of the 962 fatal workplace injuries at road construction sites from 2003 to 2010, were due to a worker being struck by a vehicle or mobile equipment. Additionally, 143 workers were fatally struck by a vehicle or mobile equipment that was backing up.
“Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Backing Construction Vehicles and Equipment at Roadway Construction Worksites,” offers recommendations for employers, contractors, workers and construction vehicle and equipment manufacturers to help prevent worker injuries and deaths from backing construction vehicles and equipment at roadway construction work sites.
The publication includes detailed lists of procedures and controls that the agency has identified to help protect workers from injury while working around backing construction vehicles and equipment on roadway construction worksites.
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