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The July 2023 multi-car crash left six people dead and three others injured.

A Washington state department is warning truckers against using butane, propane and other fuel-burning cooking stoves and space heaters in trucks, as they produce CO. Also: Paccars MX-13 now CARB Low-NOx-compliant; I-17 NB closed this weekend in Phoenix.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington state officials have released a report detailing how a truck driver died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in 2023.

A 49-year-old construction laborer was working as an independent contractor for a residential remodeling company.

A 29-year-old steelworker was using a telehandler to move and stage insulated metal panels at a municipal garage building site. He had received training on the equipment and had an operator’s permit.

A 51-year-old tree trimmer and certified arborist was part of a three-person crew sent to cut down a storm-damaged maple in the backyard of a private residence. The trimmer oversaw the crew and jobsite.

Reduce road construction fatalities by increasing worker awareness and training.

A semitruck driver arrived at a construction site to deliver roofing materials on a flatbed trailer. Because the load left no room for the driver to bring a forklift, he asked workers at the site to use their company’s telehandler forklift to unload the trailer.

The process of digging the trench, which was not shored, exposed a 3-inch water line that was about 3 feet below grade and ran the length of the trench. No attempt was made to shut off the water line before work began or after it was uncovered.

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