Three workers were killed and five of the injured were hospitalized in critical condition when the under construction pre-engineered hanger collapsed Jan. 31.
On March 22, 2023, two cars traveling at excessive speeds on the I-695 inner loop in Baltimore, Md., struck each other, with the impact sending one vehicle through an opening of a concrete work zone barrier on the center median shoulder.
On-the-job fatality rate rose by 11% in 2022 for construction and extraction workers, the second highest of all industries, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
State report faults agency for not posting proper signage alerting motorists to construction site in median but “serious” violation carries no financial penalty in wake of I-695 work zone incident that killed six.