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 | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Multnomah | 3038 | 72 |
| Washington | 1945 | 21 |
| Marion | 1939 | 56 |
| Umatilla | 1115 | 8 |
| Clackamas | 1027 | 29 |
| Malheur | 434 | 3 |
| Union | 372 | 2 |
| Lincoln | 360 | 7 |
| Lane | 317 | 3 |
| Deschutes | 276 | 0 |
| Yamhill | 211 | 9 |
| Jackson | 187 | 0 |
| Linn | 184 | 10 |
| Polk | 180 | 12 |
| Jefferson | 169 | 0 |
| Morrow | 161 | 1 |
| Klamath | 140 | 1 |
| Wasco | 119 | 2 |
| Benton | 116 | 6 |
| Hood River | 109 | 0 |
| Douglas | 66 | 0 |
| Josephine | 64 | 1 |
| Columbia | 57 | 0 |
| Clatsop | 56 | 0 |
| Coos | 55 | 0 |
| Lake | 24 | 0 |
| Crook | 19 | 1 |
| Tillamook | 19 | 0 |
| Wallowa | 15 | 0 |
| Baker | 12 | 0 |
| Curry | 9 | 0 |
| Sherman | 5 | 0 |
| Gilliam | 2 | 0 |
| Harney | 2 | 0 |
| Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
| Wheeler | 0 | 0 |
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