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Caltrans observes Workers Memorial Day |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
 The California Department
of Transportation (Caltrans) will
observe Workers Memorial Day today, April 17, at 11 a.m. with a ceremony to
remember the 166 highway maintenance workers and other Caltrans employees who
lost their lives on the job since 1924.
There were zero employee deaths in Caltrans work zones in the past 12
months. This bucks a national trend of three road worker fatalities every five
days nationally- in all cone zones. The ceremony will feature a memorial of 166
orange safety cones shaped into a 48-foot-wide caution sign to signify each
fallen Caltrans worker. A deceased
worker’s name, imprinted on a black band, will be attached to each cone. The ceremony will be celebrated on
the west steps of the State Capital
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 May 2007 )
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