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1. 11 injured after WMATA work vehicle strikes stationary train - YouTube

   Eleven people were injured when a WMATA work vehicle hit a stationary train.

2. 2 dead, 21 injured after chemical leak at West Virginia plant - USA Today

   Authorities said a chemical reaction during the cleaning process created hydrogen sulfide, and employees at the site quickly called emergency crews.

3. Two Dead, 19 Injured Following Chemical Leak In Institute - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

   Sigman Wednesday afternoon described an explosion at the scene while workers were cleaning a tank. “Other employees drug out the affected workers ...

4. Institute chemical leak latest in Kanawha Valley industrial accidents

   ... injured at least 19 people at a metal refining company located outside of Charleston.... Less than two years later, a toxic release killed a worker at ...

5. Centereach man indicted in DWI crash on LIE that critically injured state worker

   A Centereach man was indicted on felony charges after allegedly driving drunk through a Long Island Expressway work zone and striking a state ...

6. Widow of Oakland County road worker killed in work zone urges drivers to slow down

   Roshanda Jones urged drivers to pay attention during National Work Zone Awareness Week, nine months after her husband was struck and killed in a ...

7. Family of road worker killed in Oakland Co. work zone pleads for driver safety - YouTube

   The family of an Oakland County road worker killed in a crash last July is speaking out during Work Zone Awareness Week to urge drivers to use ...

8. Family of road worker killed in Oakland County work zone crash pleads for driver safety - WXYZ

   The crash killed Jones and severely injured two other Oakland County road workers. 47328419-CEDRIC.jpeg. Jones family. An undated courtesy photo of ...

9. 2 Are Dead After 'Chemical Emergency' at a West Virginia Plant - The New York Times

   Other employees were being evaluated at a hospital as a precaution, the company added.... A photo of Susan Vesey, who was killed in 1980. via ...

10. Man arrested after worker struck, killed by Tesla on Clermont Co. road - Cincinnati Enquirer

    A 19-year-old Cincinnati man has been arrested after Ohio State Highway Patrol said his Tesla fatally struck a surveyor working on state Route ...