Asphalt equipment catches fire, seriously burns Maine worker

A worker at a Lewiston, Maine parking lot site suffered serious burn injuries on Friday when the asphalt sealing machine he was operating exploded. Witnesses say the flames reached at least 30 feet in the air. Fed-OSHA is investigating. CentralMaine

Indiana worker killed in machine accident

A worker at a Frankfort, Indiana materials plant was killed Friday when he was caught in concrete-crushing machinery and suffered a head injury. IOSHA is investigating. WISH (Indianapolis)

Boston-area construction worker suffers serious laceration

A 43-year-old construction worker, who was part of a crew working on a home addition site in Framingham, Massachusetts, suffered a serious laceration to his thigh on Friday after he fell at least six feet into the foundation. Fed-OSHA is expected to investigate. MetroWest Daily News

MIOSHA investigating fatal loader accident

Michigan OSHA is investigating after a 64-year-old man was fatally struck by a front-end loader last week at a Coldwater worksite. WWMT

Most North Dakota worker deaths happen on the road

In 2017, North Dakota was second in the country only behind Alaska and far above the national rate of workplace fatalities. The state had the highest percentage of its workplace deaths classified as transportation-related for 2017, according to an analysis of the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO. But vehicle crash investigations typically fall under the jurisdiction of law enforcement, not Fed-OSHA, to the dismay of some surviving family members who have lost loved ones in work-related transportation accidents. West Fargo Pioneer

Construction site fatality in south Texas under investigation

Fed-OSHA is investigating after a 24-year-old employee of a subcontractor was killed in a forklift-related accident at a McAllen, Texas construction site. The worker reportedly was cleaning a wall when the accident happened. KRGV (Weslaco, Texas) [with video]