Posted with permission from Confined Space, a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues.
FARGO, ND — A contract worker painting stripes on the runway of Hector International Airport was killed in a collision with an SUV early Monday, July 31, 2017, said Shawn Dobberstein, executive director of the Fargo Airport Authority. The name of the worker has not yet been released. The worker was not from the area, Dobberstein said. Dobberstein said the worker was using a vehicle to paint lines on the runway when it was hit by an SUV driven by an Airport Authority employee.