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 | 31987 | 550 |
| Washington | 21345 | 216 |
| Marion | 18579 | 287 |
| Clackamas | 13449 | 190 |
| Lane | 10343 | 129 |
| Jackson | 8525 | 116 |
| Umatilla | 7696 | 82 |
| Deschutes | 6001 | 63 |
| Yamhill | 3796 | 69 |
| Linn | 3609 | 57 |
| Malheur | 3354 | 58 |
| Polk | 3077 | 44 |
| Klamath | 2805 | 55 |
| Douglas | 2550 | 55 |
| Josephine | 2387 | 55 |
| Benton | 2356 | 17 |
| Jefferson | 1976 | 30 |
| Coos | 1545 | 21 |
| Union | 1303 | 19 |
| Columbia | 1277 | 21 |
| Wasco | 1221 | 26 |
| Lincoln | 1137 | 20 |
| Hood River | 1070 | 29 |
| Morrow | 1050 | 14 |
| Crook | 780 | 18 |
| Clatsop | 778 | 6 |
| Baker | 666 | 9 |
| Curry | 431 | 6 |
| Tillamook | 422 | 2 |
| Lake | 382 | 6 |
| Harney | 277 | 6 |
| Grant | 227 | 1 |
| Wallowa | 143 | 5 |
| Gilliam | 54 | 1 |
| Sherman | 53 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 22 | 1 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
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