The accident happened in the Hells Canyon area.
BENTON COUNTY, Ore. -- A long-time Benton County Public Works employee is dead after a piece of road construction equipment rolled over on Friday.
The Benton County Sheriff's Office said deputies, Monroe Fire and Corvallis Fire responded to the Hells Canyon area at about 12:30 p.m.
Authorities called it a "devastating loss" and said their thoughts and prayers go out to the equipment operator's family and fellow county employees.
The investigation is ongoing.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Multnomah | 15875 | 232 |
| Washington | 9974 | 99 |
| Marion | 9017 | 137 |
| Clackamas | 5853 | 77 |
| Umatilla | 4301 | 49 |
| Lane | 4202 | 41 |
| Jackson | 3644 | 28 |
| Malheur | 2379 | 42 |
| Deschutes | 2228 | 14 |
| Yamhill | 1648 | 16 |
| Linn | 1385 | 22 |
| Polk | 1168 | 16 |
| Douglas | 912 | 17 |
| Jefferson | 808 | 11 |
| Union | 771 | 5 |
| Benton | 766 | 7 |
| Klamath | 760 | 4 |
| Morrow | 651 | 7 |
| Lincoln | 613 | 15 |
| Wasco | 519 | 19 |
| Josephine | 510 | 4 |
| Columbia | 478 | 3 |
| Coos | 418 | 2 |
| Hood River | 394 | 1 |
| Clatsop | 351 | 0 |
| Baker | 272 | 3 |
| Crook | 217 | 6 |
| Grant | 134 | 1 |
| Curry | 129 | 2 |
| Tillamook | 123 | 0 |
| Lake | 117 | 1 |
| Harney | 96 | 1 |
| Wallowa | 71 | 3 |
| Sherman | 23 | 0 |
| Gilliam | 22 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 3 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
