Bruce H. Cowing, May 16, 2016, Olympic Region, bridge maintenance technician. Bruce died when his personal truck went off the Hood Canal Bridge as he was ending his shift. His truck and body were recovered from nearly 400-foot deep waters May 26.

James C. Wishard, May 19, 1980, Southwest Region, engineer technician. James was killed when he was recording data on a pad and walked behind a contractor’s truck while it was backing up.

William L. Cook, May 24, 1977, Northwest Region, bridge maintenance technician. William was killed when he got caught between the counterweight and another part of the Swinomish Channel Bridge while performing maintenance work.

Two Eastern Region maintenance technicians were killed along the freeway in Spokane in 1959 when a WSDOT paint truck exploded. Newspaper reports stated a flipped cigarette may have caused the large explosion.

    George H. Mulfinger, May 8, 1959. George died from injuries received when his paint truck ignited that day.

    Francis E. Baker, May 9, 1959. Francis was working on a nearby maintenance truck when the paint truck exploded. He died from his injuries the following day.