[09-07-2022] Sacramento County, CA – Construction Worker Killed, Another Severely Injured in Fatal Crash on Interstate 5

According to the authorities, one construction worker died, and another was critically hurt in a traffic collision on Interstate 5 in Sacramento, close to the Land Park neighborhood, Wednesday night, September 7, 2022.

The crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the Sutterville Road off-ramp.

According to Caltrans representatives and the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office, two workers were setting up cones and a sign to indicate night work at the Sutterville Road off-ramp when a Toyota Sienna minivan traveling northbound on I-5 struck them.

The van struck the two workers who were standing outside the pickup truck as well as the vehicle. According to a CHP news release, one worker was declared dead at the scene, and the other was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

According to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, Roseann G., 34, of Wheatland, was the worker who passed away.

According to the CHP, the injured employee is a 54-year-old Sacramento man. A 30-year-old man from Washington state was operating the van. He had no wounds.

According to CHP officials, it is thought that the Toyota was in the No. 2 or No. 3 lane of the northbound I-5 when it swerved across three or four lanes and ended up on the right shoulder.

According to a CHP news release, drugs and alcohol are not thought to have played a role in the collision, and the Toyota driver was not detained. According to Dennis Keaton, a local Caltrans spokesman, the two workers were subcontracted by the company.

According to Benipal, the collision occurred as the two contractors were installing signage on the right shoulder.

The CHP claims that the pair was completely within the right shoulder when they were struck while setting up cones and a changeable message sign outside of their pickup truck.

As CHP officials looked into the collision, the three right lanes of the northbound I-5 were shut down until after 3:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Fatal Workplace Accident Statistics

While the vast majority of workplaces are risk-free, some sectors and conditions do present serious dangers. Workers in the building and manufacturing sectors, as well as agriculture and transportation, face a greater threat of injury on the job.

According to OSHA, over 4,500 American workers are killed or seriously injured on the job each year.

Over two-thirds of U.S. workers suffered a workplace injury in November 2020, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure has remained unchanged since 2018.

Despite a decline in workers’ comp claims, workplace fatalities have remained stubbornly high. In 2018, 5,333 people lost their lives due to workplace accidents, a 2% increase from the previous year. Since 2010, the number of deaths has increased annually.

There was a 2% increase in fatalities at work this year. There were 5,333 traffic fatalities this year. Slips, trips, and falls accounted for 16.5% of all accidental deaths in the United States in 2015. Automobile accidents caused approximately 40% of the fatalities.

The three leading causes of death on the job are car accidents, falling or moving objects, and murder. Slips, trips and falls, as well as overexertion from lifting and moving heavy objects, are the most common causes of non-fatal workplace injuries.

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