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Excuse our absence.  We have been on vacation and a speaking engagement for one of the state OSHA plans.  This will cover those individuals we know about to this point for January, February and March 2013.  Again, we receive our names in a different manner than previous so understand we don't have names as current as we wish.  The location listed is not necessarily the worker's hometown.

JANUARY 2013

January 3 -  Marysville, WA - 67 year old Gary Anderson of Monroe died of natural causes when he collapsed while working at a warehouse for Whitley Evergreen, Inc. 

January 4 - Mount Vernon, WA - 32 year old Michael Rongey from Maple Valley, WA died when he fell approximately 80 feet from a cell tower. He was wearing fall protection but there was a failure at the anchor point.  He was employed by W.S. Consulting & Construction, Inc. 

January 10 - Tacoma, WA - Lane Loop died while working at the Tacoma Dome when he was seen falling down several rows of seats.  Authorities believe he died of a possible heart attack.

January 11 - Connell, WA - 32 year old Yan Garayquipialaya was killed when he was struck from behind while riding an off-road vehicle on Highway 260.  He was employed with C & L Lockers, a sheep/goat farming business.  Washington State Patrol is investigating.


January 16 - Arlington, WA -  58 year old Lamont Killian of Concrete, WA was found deceased inside his assigned vehicle when he could not be located to start his shift.  It appears his death was from natural causes.  He was employed with Smokey Point Distributing, Inc. 


January 28 - Everett, WA - 48 year old John Satko of Edmonds collapsed while preparing food while working as a chef for Wapo Investments LLC dba Holiday Inn Hotel, Everett. 


FEBRUARY 2013

February 1 - Pasco, WA - 38 year old Brent Peterson died of natural causes while delivery of newspapers on his route.  He was discovered inside his vehicle that was stopped just off the edge of the roadway.  He was employed by McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. dba Tri City Herald.

MARCH 2013

March 1 - Spokane, WA - 40 year old Max Talley of Medical Lake died of asphyxia when toxic fumes built up inside a trailer he was sleeping in.  He did fashion a ventilation system but it failed.  He was returning from an auction after making a purchase.  He was employed by GB Auctions, Inc. dba DAA Northwest.

March 6 - Silverdale, WA - Paul Stewart was found unresponsive at his desk and died of a probably heart attack.  He was Volunteer Coordinator Training Officer for Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue.

March 12 - Tacoma, WA - 46 year old Jeff Surber of Bonney Lake, WA was killed on the job when he was crushed between parts of a Container Gantry Crane.  He was working at Pierce County Terminal for Pacific Crane Maintenance Company.


March 25 - Tacoma, WA -   57 year old Dana Gorham of East Spanaway died of natural causes while working on reefer units of a shipping container.  He was employed by Pacific Crane Maintenance Co.


 

We continue to give honor and remember those individuals who have died while working.  We welcome feedback and would be happy to have you contact us.

OCTOBER 2012

Oct 2 - Chicago, IL - 58 year old Earlene Lewis-Madison died of an unknown cause/reason when she fell to the floor from her desk while working at the City of Chicago, Dept. of Public Works.

Oct 2 - Granger, IN - 51 year old Daniel Miller died when he was struck by a motorist while working at the back of his truck cleaning weeds.  He was employed by ITR Concession Company, LLC where he was a maintenance employee.

Oct 2 - Arbuckle, CA - 36 year old Jaime Paez Gomez was killed when the farm wagon he was operating pulled into a public traffic lane and was struck by a 19 year old motorist, who also died in the crash.  Gomez was employed by Tom Charter & Perry Charter dba T&P Farms. 

Oct 2 - Seattle, WA - 55 year old Lee Morris, a Captain Pilot for Alaska Airlines, was the victim of a possible homicide in Los Angeles, CA.  Police were notified when he did not report for a flight and his body was found near a freeway off-ramp.  No further details are given. 

Oct 3 - Salinas, Puerto Rico - 32 year old Edwin Lopez Menendez died of electrocution when he touched a high voltage power line while attempting to remove a cable from a truck.  He was employed with Consolidated Waste Corp.

Oct 4 - Bedford, IN - 60 year old Kerry Meadows was found unconscious/unresponsive after working on the ground with another lift.  He was a journeyman lineman for Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.

Oct 5 - Vancouver, WA - 82 year old Prebble Dudley died November 2, 2012 after she was injured on Oct. 5th while working at Crossroads Community Church, Inc.  She apparently tripped on a blanket or pillow while working with children, hitting her head on the floor.  She did not immediately seek medical attention until Oct. 9. 

Oct 5 - Charlotte, NC - 38 year old James Halstead of Ocean Springs, MS, drowned while attempting to retrieve his keys that fell under a dock.  He worked as a white water rafting tour guide for U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Oct 9 - Spokane, WA - 50 year old Michael E. Farrington died of natural causes while performing his normal work duties on a roof with a co-worker.  He was on his first day of work for Holliday Enterprises, Inc.

Oct 9 - Indianapolis, IN - 38 year old Christopher Buster died of a vehicle crash when he lost control of a street sweeper which flipped and ejected him.  He was employed with Robert Pitman Jr. dba Envirosweep.  

Oct 10 - Virginia Beach, VA - 60 year old James Price died of an unknown cause while observing panel readings on the 3rd floor of the HRSD-Chesapeake-Elizabeth plant (Virginia Beach plant).

Oct 10 - Bennettsville, SC - 44 year old Jeffery P. Cheek of Rock Hill was electrocuted while working on a back-up generator at Marlboro County High School.  Wires had been installed improperly by another company.  He was employed by Nixon Power Services. 

 Oct 12 - Prather, CA - 57 year old Dennis Cowley was working as a handyman for a homeowner when he was killed in an 8 foot trench collapse.  He was working for Fred Dow. 

Oct 13 - Wolcottville, IN - 56 year old Terry "Chopper" Keck died of blunt force trauma while working on a semi-truck that was on a jack.  The semi was struck which caused Keck to be pinned between the tractor and cement floor.  He was employed by Lakeside Transport, LLC.


Oct 18 - Elm Mott, TX - 42 year old Prek Gjokaj of Sterling Heights, MI died in a fiery crash when a semi truck in front of Gjokaj slowed for road construction and he drove into the back of that semi, causing his truck to burst into flames. It is unclear who Gjokaj worked for. 

Oct 23 - Alameda, CA - 38 year old Corwin Hardham died of apparent natural causes while in his office of Makani Power, Inc., a company he co-founded. 



Oct 25 - Hillsboro, OR - 55 year old David Huttula of West Linn, died after falling approximately 16 feet from an extension ladder while installing new siding on a home.  He was employed with Fairway Construction, LLC. 


Oct 25 - Dallas, TX - 42 year old Josh McGowan was killed when he was struck by a construction truck that was pushed into him after it was struck by a tractor-trailer rig.  He was working for Brooklyn Sweeper, a highway clean up company. 



Oct 29 - Easton, CT - 54 year old Russell F. Neary died in the line of duty when he was struck by a falling tree while cleaning debris after Hurricane Sandy.  He was President of the Easton Volunteer Fire Company. 

Oct 30 - Eugene, OR - 60 year old Richard Wigney died of head trauma when he fell from a short ladder, striking his head, while working for Rainbow Valley Design & Construction.  Specifics are unknown. 

NOVEMBER 2012

Nov 2 - Portola, CA - 55 year old Jose Noriega, possibly of Anaheim, drowned when an excavator he was operating tipped and rolled into Lake Davis.  He was employed with Creative Home Inc., dba Creative Home Interiors (CHI) Construction.

Nov 6 - Fresno, CA - 32 year old Salvador Diaz and 34 year old Manuel Verdin were murdered by a co-worker who went on a shooting rampage at Valley Protein where they worked.  Two other co-workers were also shot, but survived, the shooting by a recently discharged parolee who worked at the plant a little over a year. It appears the shooter had no reason to open fire on his fellow workers, before taking his own life.

Nov 7 - Madera, CA - 25 year old James S. Chavala of Bakersfield, was struck and killed by a motorist when he was attempting to cross a roadway to continue his work.  He was employed by Pavletich Electric & Communications.  

Nov 13 - Newton, IA - 71 year old Clarence "Hoot" De Hoedt died of head and neck injuries when he fell from the back of a flat bed trailer while helping to unload it at a construction site.  He was a driver for Bisom Trucking. 



Nov 14 - Mooresville, NC - 59 year old Frank Carl Booth was working as a crossing guard, directing traffic for Iredell-Statesville Schools, when he was struck by a motorist. 



Nov 16 - Harrisburg, IL - 53 year old Captain David Underwood died of presumed natural causes after being found on a restroom floor of the Saline County Sheriff's Department.  He was the jail administrator. 


Nov 16 - Indianapolis, IN - 45 year old Anthony Gerard Hicks was shot to death by another employee in the break room of Conagra Foods Packaged Foods.  No further details are known.

Nov 19 - Jamul, CA - 69 year old Mateo Murillo died of blunt force head and chest trauma when he was crushed under a felled tree.  He was working for Altanil Corp., dba Rancho El Cielo (a private ranch).

Nov 21 - Fresno, CA - 40 year old Arturo Ortiz suffered a fatal injury to his upper chest when a car fell off a jack stand and onto him.  He was self employed with Arturo's General Auto Repair.

Nov 28 - La Habra, CA - 58 year old David Gonzales died of natural causes according to authorities.  He was working in a CVS Pharmacy store.

Nov 30 - Redmond, WA - 50 year old Michael Little died of blunt force injuries due to a 35 foot fall from a roof.  He was employed by Unique Roofing Concepts Co. 



DECEMBER 2012

Dec 1 - Burns Harbor, IN - 35 year old Jason C. Scott died of an unknown cause while working for Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Division.  He was found unresponsive, laying on the locker room floor. 

Dec 3 - Salinas, Puerto Rico - 67 year old Alfredo Cartagena died while working when he was hit and run over by an operator of a loader machine who didn't notice him.  He was working for Empresas Diaz Betterecycling.

Dec 4 - Newton, IA - 63 year old James Harder of Omaha, suffered crushing injuries when he was trapped between a semi truck and container trailer while working for TSL Transportation, Inc.  The incident happened at Jacobson Warehouse.

Dec 11 - Moses Lake, WA - 31 year old Michael Huntley suffered fatal head trauma when he was crushed between a paint cart and mast tube while working for Genie Industries, Inc.  


Dec 11 - Davenport, IA - 57 year old Thomas McLachlan was engaged in grading work on a hill when his dozer rolled near an edge, rolled and pinned him to the ground.  He was employed by Hawkeye Paving Corporation.  

Dec 12 - Tacoma, WA - 64 year old Roger Warren of Orting died when the tractor trailer rig he was driving traversed a barrier and rolled over.  He was employed with Nichols Trucking Co, Inc. of Tacoma. 


Dec 13 - Seattle, WA - Andrew Charleston of Tacoma died while working when he fell from an elevated work platform called a Stacker. He was priming an airplane for painting.  He was an employee for Boeing Services, Inc.  

Dec 31 - Fort Wayne, IN - 58 year old J. Robert Shimer II was beaten to death while working inside his booth at the Antiques on Broadway shop by someone attempting to rob the store.  

To the men and women who went to work but didn't make it home, we honor them and their families. Please feel free to contact us.

SEPTEMBER 2012

Sept 1 - Harlingen, TX - 23 year old Christopher Kruger died when he choked on a piece of food while working as a restaurant server.  He was employed by Concord Neighborhood Corporation dba Applebee's Grill & Bar.  




Sept 2 - Lincoln, AL - 22 year old Richard Kenda of Pell City died of crushing injuries when a jack being used on a trailer he was working under failed.  He was employed by AJ's Transport, LLC.


Sept 4 - Carnegie, PA - 39 year old Melvin Kinsinger of Greenville died when he fell from an upper roof area to a lower portion of a building he was working on.  He was employed by Green Tek Roofing.




Sept 4 - Cut and Shoot, TX - 44 year old Ranulfo Velasquez Perez was killed while working when he was crushed under a falling 2,000 pound flange housing while working for Rangeline Tapping Services, Inc.


Sept 4 - Kyle, TX - 37 year old Christopher Carlos Reyes died of electrocution while standing on a ladder.  He was employed with Mullen Electric Co.




Sept 4 - Flushing, NY - 31 year old Ezra Black was fatally stabbed in the neck during a verbal altercation with a co-worker. He was working for the New York Dept. of Parks & Recreation Al Oreter Recreation Center. 

Sept 5 - Houston, TX - 54 year old Jaime G. Silva died of blunt force injuries when he was crushed by the bucket of an excavator.  His shirt became entangled with the machine's controls while attempting to raise the front windshield which then activated the lowering of the bucket.  He was employed with Industrial TX Corp.


Sept 5 - Double Springs, AL - 34 year old Christopher Barton of Haleyville suffered fatal crushing injuries when a truck he was working under fell off a jack.  He was employed by Tidco Transportation, Inc.




Sept 6 - Swedesboro, NJ - 36 year old Steven Leonard of Coatesville died while working for Garden State Foundation Waterproofing, Inc.  He was inside a permit required confined space spraying waterproofing material when he was overcome. 




Sept 6 - Plain City, OH - 24 year old William "Logan" Krebehenne of Richwood died when he was crushed by a bull against a steel gate.  He was employed by Select Sires, Inc.

Sept 6 - Gleason, TN - 34 year old Isaac Meeks suffered fatal fall injuries when he fell from a cell phone tower that he was attempting to climb for practice.  He was wearing fall protection. He was working for Fuse Tech Wireless, LLC.

Sept 7 - Ringgold, PA - 51 year old Edward Geist of Punxutawney died from injuries sustained in an explosion and fire.  As fluid was being pumped out of a tank, there was an explosion and flash fire.  Geist was thrown approximately 10 feet and his clothes caught on fire.

Sept 7 - Alvin, TX - 26 year old Ezequiel Martinez died while at work for Ameriwaste, Inc.  He was riding a trash truck when it rolled pinning him.  The handle on the truck pierced his heart.

Sept 9 - Moselle, MS - 39 year old Ronnie Duffy died on the job when he fell into a screw conveyor while working for Southern Hens, Inc.   

Sept 10 - Cedar Grove, WI - 38 year old Lemuel Aguirre of Sheboygan suffered fatal blunt force injuries when he was caught in a shell core molding machine.  He was working for Willman Industries, Inc.


Sept 10 - Mt. Vernon, IA - 31 year old Justin Steenhard of Elma was killed at work when the backhoe he was operating rolled off a roadway, pinning him under it.  He was employed by Concrete Foundations, Inc.






Sept 10 - Pittston, PA - 38 year old Shailesh Patel of Duryea suffered massive body trauma when he was crushed under a machine when it fell on him at a plastics and paper cup plant.  He was employed by Letica Corporation.  


Sept 10 - Amarillo, TX - 74 year old Eugene "Gene" D. Henry died of blunt force head and body trauma when he was truck by a steer.  He was hit in the ribs with sufficient force to throw him into a fence post where he struck his head.  He was working for K & S Parrott, LLC dba Amarillo Livestock Auction.  




Sept 10 - San Antonio, TX - 72 year old Eudaldo Martinez died on the job while working for Stagg, LLC.  He was mopping a floor when he slipped and fell to the floor.  

Sept 10 - Brooklyn, NY - 67 year old Winston Gillette suffered fatal crushing injuries as he worked under a floor of a construction site that was overloaded with masonry materials and collapsed onto him.  He was employed by S&B Masonry Corp.


Sept 10 - Wichita, KS - 26 year old Matt Lyons died on the job when he fell approximately 12 feet from an upper level into a pit.  He was employed by Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.   He died the next day.




Sept 10 - Houston, TX - 22 year old Jamine Perez died of fall injuries when he lost his balance and fell from an elevation.  He was working for Pizzitola Guttering Co.

Sept 11 - Watkinsville, GA - 47 year old Mario A. Carranza died when the tractor he was using for mowing overturned on uneven ground.  He was working for Southeastern Growers, Inc.


Sept 11 - Las Vegas, NV - 50 year old Cayentano Solis aka Luis Lopez-Solis and Calletano Lopez drowned when a front end loader he was operating was overcome by flood waters which then swept him away.  He was employed by Par 3 Landscape & Maintenance.  




Sept 12 - Avon, OH - 63 year old Pangelli Makglis died of blunt force trauma when he was struck by a motorist in a road work zone.  He was employed by Athos Contracting, LLC and Mosser Construction, Inc.

Sept 12 - Tillamook, OR - 73 year old Robert Reinke of Florence suffered fatal crushing injuries when he was thrown from a roller machine as it rolled down a steep section of road.  He was employed by Farwest Portable Crushing, Inc.  

Sept 12 - Milan, OH - 67 year old Leon Smith of Norwalk died of blunt force injuries when he was struck by a rolling farm wagon.  He was employed with Growers Chemical Corporation dba Growers Mineral Solutions.  

Sept 12 - Lynnfield, MA - 48 year old Josais Neves died of fall injuries when a ladder he was standing on shifted against the side of a house causing him to fall from it.  He was employed by Yes! Painting dba David Crockett Carpentry.  

Sept 13 - Englewood, TN - 37 year old Dale Gourley died at work while working for Nathaniel Wright dba Done Wright.  Gourley was working from a personnel platform that was elevated on the forks of a boom, when the machine tipped over.  

Sept 14 - Westerville, OH - 61 year old Larry Kostelnik of Blacklick died of crushing injuries when he became caught between two 24 ton steel coils while working for Worthington Cylinder Corporation. 




Sept 14 - Jacksonville, FL - 39 year old Corey Baker died of blunt force injuries when he was crushed under the raised hopper of the machine he was operating.  He was employed with Econosweep & Maintenance Service, Inc.





Sept 14 - Mercersburg, PA - 46 year old Robert Brian Thomas of Fort Littleton was a paving construction worker when he was fatally struck by a motorist in a work zone.  He was employed with Robert D. McCulloh Excavating and Paving, Inc.

Sept 15 - Hebronville, TX - 25 year old Jeffery Ramirez of Laredo died after becoming ill due to heat stress several weeks earlier.  He was a Border Patrol Agent for the Dept. of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection. 





Sept 15 - Dalton, GA - 38 year old Brian Scotty Williams of Chatsworth was found unconscious inside the well of a tanker truck.  Details are unknown.  He was working for New South Distribution, Inc. 


Sept 17 - Menomonie, WI - 35 year old Joseph C. Janisch of Ellsworth died of electrocution when highway equipment he was working with made contact with overhead power lines.  He was employed by Highway Technologies, Inc.





Sept 17 - Peshastin, WA - 61 year old Christopher Seelye of Darby, MT was working on a wild fire in Washington state when he fell ill.  Exact cause of death is unknown.  He was employed with U.S. Timber Cutters.  

Sept 18 - Idalou, TX - 21 year old German Murguia of Amarillo died after he was struck by a truck that was transporting a trailer on a construction site.  He was struck as it passed by him.  He was employed by J. Lee Milligan, Inc. 

Sept 18 - Elm Mott, TX - 43 year old Manuel Rivas died of blunt force injuries when he was struck by a semi truck while installing a road sign.  He was employed by Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.  (see towards end of linked article)

Sept 18 - Houston, TX - 52 year old Juvencio Perez died of fall injuries when he fell from a tree branch that he was tied off to.  Details are unknown.  He was employed by Moss Landscaping, Inc.

Sept 18 - Cotulla, TX - 42 year old Undre Deon Jones died of blunt force injuries when he was struck by a valve and other hardware from a fracking manifold system that he was working on.  He was employed by FTS International, Inc.  His hometown is unknown.

Sept 19 - Steger, IL - 32 year old Angela Popolla died after suffering an apparent seizure while working at the Bloom Township High School District 20.  

Sept 20 - Ardmore, OK - 41 year old Gregory Lornes died while working when he was crushed under the overturned forklift he was operating.  He was employed by Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, Inc.  




Sept 21 - Channelview, TX - 41 year old Paulino Garay died of crushing injuries when the trench compactor he was operating caused him to be caught between the roller and a house wall, forcefully pinning him by the machine.  He was employed by G.R. Birdwell Construction, LP. 

Sept 21 - Soledad, CA - 40 year old Miguel Angeles died at work after suffering from a subdural hematoma (a form of traumatic brain injury) while hand-digging a trench.  He was employed with Constellations Wines US.  

Sept 21 - Issaquah, WA - Roger Adkins died when the Fed Ex truck he was driving drove off the roadway and crashed into a tree, then catching on fire.  A probably medical condition may have caused the crash.  He was employed by MJM Trucking, Inc. of Bonney Lake, WA.


Sept 21 - Waldport, OR - 69 year old John Thomas "Tom" Vanderbeek of Kirkland, AZ and Waldport died of blunt force injuries when he was struck by a boat.  He was operating a boat in a circle when the boat hit its own wake, ejecting Vanderbeek.  The boat came back around, striking him.  He was working for Alsea Bay Products. 





Sept 22 - Thomasville, GA - 42 year old Brent C. Coleman died when a ladder he was standing on became unstable, touching a power line, electrocuting him.  He was employed by Brian Cromer dba Brian Cormer. 

Sept 22 - San Francisco, CA - 60 year old U Zaw Aung of Daly City died of blunt force injuries when, for an unknown reason, drove his service truck off the roadway and into a parked private jet at San Francisco International Airport.  He was employed by Prime Flight Aviation Services.  

Sept 23 - Boys Ranch, TX - 47 year old David Greenlee (hometown unknown) died when he was struck by shrapnel while working for Archer Underbalanced, LLC.  He was working with a piece of equipment when its booster exploded, sending shrapnel outward striking Greenlee who was standing in front of the equipment.

Sept 24 - Sugar Hill, GA - 28 year old Miguel Sanchez died on the job when he fell from an unsecured metal deck that shifted, allowing him to fall.  His lanyard was not secured.  He was employed by Kayco Erector, Inc.

Sept 24 - Rayne, LA - 36 year old Johnny Gammage died while working for SITI, LLC.  He was lying on the ground reaching into a storm water drain in order to trowel cement when he was run over by a truck driven by another employee.


Sept 24 - Windsor Locks, CT - 57 year old Joel Dehm of Somers suffered fatal head trauma when a wooden stake on a dump truck broke, causing the tailgate to fall, hitting Dehm.  He was employed by Galasso Materials, LLC. 



Sept 24 - Minot, ND - 50 year old Scott Staeck of WI died of fall injuries while working for S&S Flooring and Kinney Construction.  Supports for stairs had been removed and collapsed with Staeck stepped on them.  He fell approximately 21 feet.

Sept 24 - Houston, TX - 31 year old Louis Padilla died of electrocution when he made contact with energized wiring and fell from a ladder.  He was working for Justin & Hennifer Solares. 

Sept 25 - Pointe a la Hache, LA - 50 year old James Reid died while working when he apparently suffered a heart attack while operating a bulldozer.  The dozer then went into a pond and he drowned.  He was employed by Holliday Construction Company, LLC.

Sept 25 - Brooklyn, NY - 46 year old Mario Arana suffered fatal fall injuries when he fell approximately 50 feet while attempting to hoist materials to a roof.  He was not wearing fall protection.  He was employed by New Haven Maintenance, LLC.

Sept 25 - Vestal, NY - 47 year old Darryl Vavra died of fall injuries when he stepped off the edge while walking backward.  He was working for Dailey Enterprises, Inc. dba CM Restoration. 

Sept 27 - Flora, MS - 51 year old Limmie Tramble suffered fatal fall injuries when he fell from an unknown location, striking his head on the concrete floor.  Tramble was employed by Southland Container, Inc.

Sept 27 - Rankin, TX - 30 year old Jimmy Campos died at work while working for Viking Drilling.  He was using an ATV to move materials when the load contacted a power line that was strung between a generator and drilling rig.

Sept 28 - Englewood, NJ - 36 year old Javier Santos suffered a fatal head injury while working for Popcorn, Indiana.  He had a seizure while operating a forklift.  He fell from the machine and struck his head.

Sept 29 - Warren, MI - 41 year old Jason Thorpe of Marysville suffered fatal injuries while working for DiPonio Contracting, LLC.  Thorpe had extended a pipe into a roadway when a bus struck the pipe, propelling Thorpe into a crane's outrigger.  






Sept 29 - Prattville, AL - 59 year old Antonio Ramirez is reported to have fallen from a scaffold and then suffered a heart attack.  He was employed with NBC Acoustics, Inc.

Sept 29 - Chicago, IL - 53 year old Grzegorz Rarzonko died of fall injuries when he fell from a roof having no fall protection in place.  He was working for Exterior Building Solutions, Inc.

Sept 30 - Pittsburg, PA - 35 year old Steven Mehaffey died after falling approximately 20 feet while working for Bradley's Roofing & Home Improvement, Inc.

Sept 30 - Pittsburg, PA - 49 year old Robert Evans died while at work when he was found unresponsive next to the open valve of a Sour Gas line that he was tasked to manually drain.  He was employed by Shenango Inc.  

We are doing our best to catch up all the workers from 2012.  It takes time to receive the information that we request.  But we're almost there!  Our hearts and minds never leave the many victims of workplace fatalities and our thoughts are with their families. 

AUGUST 2012

August 1 - Miamisburg, OH - 61 year old Mark Rainey of Dayton died of unknown causes while on his first day of work for A.H. Sturgill Roofing, Inc.  He was working on a roof when he began to act lethargic, loopy, slumped over and became unconscious.  

August 1 - Marshall, TX - 41 year old Michael Noel died of electrocution while in an aerial bucket trimming trees.  He was employed by Fason Tree Service.

August 2 - Fort Walton Beach, FL - 56 year old Ronnie Blackmon died on the job while working for D & B Builders, Inc.  He was taking measurements when he lost his balance, falling approximately 16 feet.

August 3 - Liberty, MO - Edward Robets (Roberts?) died of injuries he sustained while working for RR Donnelly Company.  He fell while attempting to work on an existing air line. Other details not known. 

August 3 - Dayton, OH - 58 year old William "Bill" Hounshell died after being injured on July 27 while working for ATW Automation, Inc.  He was struck by/caught between two conveyors and suffered a broken spine.

August 4 - New Albany, OH - 29 year old Fermin Hernandez died of fall injuries while working for Horacio Trejo.  He was reaching for materials when he slipped and fell from the roof of a building.

August 7 - Keithville, LA - 28 year old Derek Sonnier died of reported pulmonary congestion while working for Elite Coil Tubing Solutions, LLC.  


August 7 - Midland, TX - 20 year old Daniel Sauls died when an ATV machine he was operating flipped on top of him while he was trimming weeds.  He was employed by AAW Services. 



August 7 - Fond Du Lac, WI - 63 year old David Miller, Sr. suffered crushing injuries while working for ACH Foam Technologies, LLC.  He was crushed by a pneumatic door on a steam expander silo. 

August 7 - Broken Arrow, OK - 40 year old Francisco G. Matehuala died of heat related stress while working for Ron Davis.  Other details are unknown.

August 8 - Chicago, IL - 61 year old Joseph Malinowski died on the job while working for Ogden Avenue Materials, Inc.  He slipped on a conveyor frame, fell onto a scaffold and then to the ground.

August 8 - Palmetto, GA - 35 year old Leo L. Robinson was killed on the job while working for Exel, Inc.  He was pinned under an overturned forklift he was operating. 

August 8 - Palmetto, GA - 35 year old Leo L. Robinson died of crushing injuries when he was trapped under an overturned forklift.  He was employed by Randstad US, L.P.  

August 9 - Pembroke Pines, FL - 33 year old Marvin Vasquez died after becoming ill while working as a landscaper for National Core Services Corp., dba Grounds Group.

August 9 - Atlanta, GA - 35 year old Antonio Guzman died after being struck by lightening after picking up his lunch box from his work truck.  He was employed by AAA, National USA, Inc. 

August 10 - Conley, GA - 31 year old Jeremy Sisler was killed on the job when the elevated cab of a semi truck fell down pinning him to the frame of the truck.  He was working for DJS Tractor & Trailer Service, Inc. and Qualawash Holding, LLC. 


August 11 - York, PA - 59 year old Bernard "Bernie" Lenhardt Jr. died of blunt force injuries when brakes failed on a vehicle he was operating.  He was employed by BAE Systems.



August 11 - Commerce City, CO - 28 year old Juan Garcia died while working for MG Transportation.  He was working on the back of a truck when another worker started the truck. The truck then lurched and knocked him to the ground.

August 13 - Manchester, OK - 55 year old Byron Little Coyote of Enid died while at work for Atlas Drilling Company when he fell from a height at an oil rig.  

August 14 - Brentwood, NY - 46 year old Patricia Selegna-Maqueda was killed when a house exploded.  She was employed with State Farm Insurance and was at the home regarding a flooding claim when a propane explosion occurred.  A small child was also killed. 

August 14 - Dalhart, TX - 50 year old Louis Kelly was electrocuted when copper ground wire he was wrapping around a vehicle fell across high voltage lines.  He was employed by Complete Power Pole Inspection, Inc.  

August 14 - Fort Worth, TX - 34 year old Keith Cook died of blunt force injuries when he fell from a ladder that became unstable.  He was employed by Frontline Property Management, Inc., dba Candle Chase Apartments.

August 15 - Aspermont, TX - 58 year old James Green died of a heart attack while working for GEM Drilling. 

August 15 - Williston, ND - 39 year old Jason Pinasco of Higden, AZ died of blunt force injuries when he was struck on foot by a vehicle that was being moved during an oil rig blow-out. He was working for Zavanna LLC. 


August 15 - Pangburn, AR - 40 year old Ronnie Youngblood of Adona died while working for Millsap Construction, Inc. when he fell ill working in a remote location. 



August 16 - Wooster, AR - 21 year old Justin Robinson was electrocuted when he inadvertently touched a live wire while stripping wires on a job site.  He was employed by Hammett Electric, Inc.

August 16 - Atlanta, TX - 19 year old Joshua Alexander died on the job when he was buried in an unprotected trench collapsed. At the time he was working for John Hathcock Construction.



August 16 - Houston, TX - 59 year old Simon Coverson III died while working for Andrews Transport, LP.  He died of a probable, unwitnessed, fall from a trailer. 

August 16 - Ridgewood, NY - 43 year old Anthony Consalvo died of blunt force injuries when the ladder he was using on a warehouse rack became unstable and as it fell, caused Consalvo to fall backwards. He was employed by M&V Provisions Co., Inc. 

August 17 - Deer Park, TX - 45 year old Brian Johns was injured on July 16 when he was sprayed with a hot condensate during equipment operation while working for Dow Chemical, Texas, Inc.  He died on August 17 from his injuries.

August 17 - Loxahatchee, FL - 50 year old Charles Sears of Riviera Beach was killed when, as a passenger in a garbage truck, was crushed under the truck as it overturned.  He was employed with Waste Pro USA, Inc.

August 19 - Hockley, TX - 36 year old Arturo Pineda was killed on the job when he was caught in a dust explosion caused by a cutting torch.  He was working for Jordan General Contractors, Inc.

August 19 - Hockley, TX -  27 year old Alejandro Limon was killed on the job when he was caught in a dust explosion caused by a cutting torch.  He was working for Jordan General Contractors, Inc.

August 20 - Theodore, AL - 55 year old Paul Hodgson was killed on the job when he was struck by falling pipes as he loosened the straps on a flatbed trailer. He was employed with Hertz Energy & Pump Services, Inc. 

August 20 - Harvey, LA - 46 year old Olen R. Duplessis Sr. died almost two weeks after being struck by a motorist while working in a work zone.  He was employed by Fleming Construction Company. 

August 21 - Allentown, PA - 34 year old Frederick Hossler died of crushing injuries when he was trapped by a tractor-trailer truck against a loading dock.  He was employed with J.C. Ehrlich Co., Inc., dba Ehrlich Pest Control.   Also listed is Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. and TransVantage Transportation, Inc.

August 22 - San Antonio, TX - 31 year old Victor Diaz died on the job when he fell 20 feet to the floor of a giant smokestack on his first day of work at the Pearl Brewery.  His employer, Celestino Cervantes, head roofer, cannot explain why Diaz was at or near the area where he fell. His body was discovered several days later.

August 22 - Peoria, IL - 54 year old Stanley Musgrave Jr., of Norwood was killed on the job when pressurized hydraulic fluid was released, striking Musgrave.  The high-powered stream cut off his arm and sliced into his abdomen.  He was working for Komatsu America Corp.
 

August 22 - El Campo, TX - 21 year old Abraham "Fat Boy" Bustamante suffered fatal blunt force head trauma when he was struck in the head by Gin-Poles while working for Pioneer Energy Services, Inc.  




August 23 - Philadelphia, PA - 22 year old Keith Amos died of crushing injuries while at work for Trico Lift.  He was laying behind the right rear wheel of a flatbed truck when for some reason the truck went into reverse, rolling onto Amos.

August 24 - Durant, OK - 57 year old Sammy Clay Schultz of Kenefic died while at work when an explosion of plasma cutting heads threw metal parts into him.  He was employed by Roll Offs USA, Inc.  

August 24 - Harvey, LA - 37 year old Wali Muhammad died in an explosion and fire while working for Golden Leaf Energy, Inc.  It is reported that he was using an inappropriate tool from an ungrounded cage tote which caused a chemical explosion causing a fire. 

August 24 - Philadelphia, PA - 39 year old Joseph Curcio died while working after he fell approximately 114 feet while working for Palmer Waterproofing, Inc.  

August 25 - Cocoa, FL - 63 year old Thomas Pesaturo was killed on the job when a 1,000 pound slab of granite fell from a truck and onto him.  He was employed by Stone and Surface Designers, Inc. 

August 25 - Jonesboro, AR - 34 year old Javier Valverde died of unknown causes while working for David Inman Construction.  Reports state he had just finished cutting a joist when he stood up, stiffened and fell 11.5 feet to the ground.  Another employer listed is J. Cook Enterprises, Inc.

August 26 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - 31 year old Jorge Carrera-Zarate died of electrocution when he touched a live wire while trimming trees for All Florida Tree & Landscape, Inc.

August 27 - Dover, NJ - 52 year old Wayne Mong of Egg Harbor Township was killed at work when a top heavy forklift he was operating began to overturn. When he attempted to exit the machine, it tipped over, crushing him.  He was employed by AWG Painting/National Maintenance & Build Out Design.  

August 27 - Medley, FL - 19 year old Alexander Lubian suffered fatal head injuries when he struck his head on the floor after losing his balance on a conveyor and falling approximately 3 feet. He was employed by Forward Air Solutions, Inc.

August 27 - Loyal, OK - 32 year old Martin Melecio-Israel Banuelos Nevarez died of crushing injuries when a 20 foot tall heater fell onto him.  He was employed with Southwest Oilfield Construction Company.

August 27 - San Juan, Puerto Rico -  55 year old Tomas Pacheco-Rodriguez was killed while working when he was struck by and became trapped between two trucks while working for Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc.

August 27 - Kooskia, ID - 52 year old Vernie R. Sinclair of Weippe suffered fatal blunt force injuries when he was struck by a tree that had been felled by another logger.  He was employed by Finke Logging Company, Inc. 

August 29 - Honolulu, HI - 74 year old Chang Hwan Kim drowned while working under a floating dock.  He was employed with Kuapa Isle Association of Apartment Owners.

August 30 - Thomson, GA - 61 year old Edward Chambers, Jr. suffered massive blunt force trauma when a five-ton overhead crane came off the beams it sat on, falling to the ground and striking Chambers.  He was employed by Two State Construction Company, Inc. 

August 30 - Rye, NY - 34 year old Ceasar Magana died of fall injuries while working for Werkheiser Roofing, Inc.  He apparently disconnected his fall protection harness and began to descend the ladder.  His foot got caught and he fell approximately 20 feet to the ground.

August 30 - Watertown, NY - 24 year old Travis E. Fuller was killed on the job when he was struck by a motorist as he was performing his flagman duties.  He was employed with Jefferson Concrete Corp. 



August 30 - Lithia Springs, GA - 40 year old Calvin Carter suffered fatal crushing injuries when a forklift he was working under fell onto him.  He was employed with Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta.

August 31 - Stonewall, TX - 30 year old Billy Walker died on the job when he fell approximately 200 feet.  He was employed with Ransor, Inc.  No other details are known.  

August 31 - Milton, MA - 28 year old Mark MacDougall died of possible electrocution while working for MacDougall Plumbing & Mechanical LLC.  No other details are known.

August 31 - Corpus Christi, TX - 67 year old Ricardo Alegria Guzman died after receiving thermal burns while working for Sam Kane Beef Processors, Inc.  Details are unknown. 

Following is a list of worker's from JULY 2012 which were not previously known to us.  Our hearts go out to the families.  Please let us know if we can help you in any way.

JULY 2012

July 1 - Nitro, WV - 45 year old Rex Michael Wilcoxen, of Fraizers Bottom, who on June 25th was exposed to toxic fumes died of asphyxiation.  According to reports, a helper hooked up what he thought to be an air line for Mr. Wilcoxen but it instead was to a nitrogen line.  When Wilcoxen put on the supplied air hood, he lost consciousness from the nitrogen. He was employed by AC&S, Inc. a Nitro chemical manufacturer.


July 1 - Andrews, TX - 20 year old DeAndre Ross died on the job while working for Thornton Drilling Co.  He was electrocuted while power washing.





July 2 - Lucedale, MS - 15 year old Thomas Harlan Jr. was killed while working when he was struck in the head by a pole moving on a tram.  He was employed by Tri-State Pole & Piling, Inc. 

July 2 - Houston, TX - 61 year old Alfredo Ruiz was killed on the job when he sustained head injuries after being struck by a forklift and knocked to the ground. He was employed by CHEP dba Catalyst & Chemical Containers.

July 2 - Anchorage, AK - 42 year old Joseph Renteria, of Eagle River, died of drowning when his security truck drove off the end of a pier and into Knik Arm at the Port of Anchorage.  It is unclear the cause for the truck driving into the water.  He was port security guard for Doyon Universal Services, Inc.



July 2 - Austin, TX - 42 year old Pedro Hernandez Gomez was electrocuted when the aluminum extension ladder he was using touched power lines.  He was an arborist for The Tree Tender. 


July 2 - Solon, OH - 60 year old Lewis A. Bissell of Mentor, sustained injuries in an un-witnessed event and he was found on the floor with his forklift nearby in-gear and running. He was employed with Superior Beverage Group, Ltd.


 


July 3 - Jefferson, GA - 40 year old Scott Parr died on the job after falling into an energized switchgear (electrical box) while attempting to remove a stripped screw from the cover.  He was employed by Escoe Industrial Contractors, Inc.

July 3 - Random Lake, WI - 39 year old Karl Bramschreiber of Horicon, was killed on the job when he was caught between moving machinery and a building structure.  He was employed by Laning's Dairy Supply. 

July 3 - Lake Geneva, WI - 45 year old Keith Krause was killed on the job when he fell approximately 25 feet through an opening in a roof at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club.  He was self employed with Krause Building, LLC. 





July 3 - Teague, TX - 52 year old Charles Matthew died on the job when he fell from an elevated bucket while trimming trees.  He was employed by Rutherford Tree Service.



July 5 - Chireno, TX - 34 year old Jeremy Keith Neely was killed on the job while working for Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.  He was struck by an end cap that separated from a high pressure pumping unit at a gas well site. 





July 6 - Tuscaloosa, LA - 47 year old Mike Singley of Axis, was killed on the job while working for West Alabama Mechanical, Inc.  He was struck by a crane gear box/pump on the boom as he attempted to jump off the crane as it was tipping over. 





July 6 - Fort Hancock, TX - 29 year old Leopoldo "Leo" Cavazos, Jr., a Border Patrol agent for Customs and Border Protection, was killed while working when he was crushed under his ATV vehicle as it flipped backwards on a slippery and steep embankment. 





July 6 - Atlanta, GA - 23 year old Jose S. Coronado-Flores was electrocuted when the aluminum extension ladder he was using came into contact with overhead live wires.  He was employed by Alma Delia Gonzalez.  

July 7 - Machesney Park, IL - 47 year old Erwin Guzman, of Round Lake Heights, was killed on the job when he was pinned between a rolling delivery truck and a semi trailer at the Lowe's store.  He was employed by Jose Gaitan dba Gaitan Deliveries. 

July 9 - Grand Prairie, TX - 65 year old Hipolito Suarez died while working when he lost his balance while carrying a leaf blower up a ladder, and fell with the ladder.  He was working for Saddle Creek Corp.

July 10 - Orlando, FL - 63 year old Gregory Bloomstorm died of drowning when he was trapped under a riding mower he was operating that flipped into a canal.  He was employed by Pioneers International, Inc. dba Pioneers, Inc.

July 10 - Algoma, WI - 67 year old Joseph "Joe" Zuniga, of the Town of Dewey, was died when he fell several feet from an extension ladder and hit his head on the ground.  He was employed by State Farm Insurance as an appraiser.  





July 10 - Forest Hills, NY - 63 year old Frank Avino was struck and killed by a motorist while setting up cones along Grand Central Parkway.  He was employed by Welsbach Electric Corp.


July 10 - Mansfield, PA - 57 year old Robert Hannigan of Hunlock Creek, was electrocuted when a aerial lift truck made contact with a power line. He was employed by Lecce Electric, Inc.





July 10 - Pedricktown, NJ - 25 year old Isael R. Salguero was killed on the job while working for Leonard Chavarria dba Leonard Chavarria.  He fell from the second story of a roof edge.

July 10 - Arvada, CO - 37 year old Luis Duran was killed on the job while working for Tecta America Co.  He was pulling a cutter backwards on a flat roof when he fell about 12 feet to a lower surface. 

July 10 - Wichita, KS - Jesus Esparza died while working for Case & Associates when he fell from a moving vehicle, striking his head on the pavement.



July 11 - Mentone, TX - 19 year old Ryan W. White, of Carlsbad, NM,, was killed on the job when he was struck in the head and caught between the digger bucket and outrigger. He was working for Joyce Fished, LP dba Fisher Construction. 





July 11 - Cambridge, MA - 51 year old Mark D. Buckminster of Malden, died on the job when he fell from a ladder while working for Far East Construction, Inc.

July 11 - Blanco, TX - 24 year old Martin Surez of San Marcos was killed when he was knocked from the tailgate of a moving truck while working for C&B White Services. The truck was also carrying signs and as one blew out, it knocked the worker from the truck.

July 11 - Overland, MO - 22 year old Roman Vasquez was killed when he tripped and fell through an intact skylight while moving a roller on the roof of a building.  He was employed by L & C Exteriors. 

July 12 - Breckenridge, TX - 62 year old Danny Howk was killed on the job while servicing a pump jack at an oil well site.  He was caught be the pump jack counter weight.  He was employed by Breck Operating Corp.  

July 12 - Triplett, MO - 50 year old Jimmie Bruce was killed on the job while working for Hampton Alternative Energy Products.  He was crushed under a heavy steel pipe top rail that fell off the stanchions, pinning him to the ground.

July  12 - Stamford, CT - 40 year old Juan Carlos Elisea Orozco was electrocuted while working for Welding Services, Inc.  He was pulling a steel beam over a suspended electrical metal conduit when his hand touched pre-existing exposed live wires.

July 13 - Pearl, MS - 34 year old Michael E. Evans, Jr., of West, was killed on the job when he lost his balance and fell through a skylight 20 feet above the floor.  He was employed with Dean Construction.

July 13 - Washington DC - 49 year old Clifton Besey died on the job when the ladder he was using slipped, causing him to fall about 40 feet.  He was working for Thompson Paint. 

July 13 - Brownsville, TX - 57 year old Jose A. Badillo was killed on the job while working for RM Walsdorf, Inc. at Port of Brownsville. Report states he was working on a hydraulic lift platform that suddenly fell, striking his head.

July 13 - Elm Mott, TX - 56 year old Javier Herrera died of unknown causes when he collapsed while shoveling asphalt.  He was employed with Williams Brothers Construction. 

July 13 - Williamsburg, PA - 46 year old Ray McCabe was killed on the job when he was crushed under a tree he had just felled.  He was employed by Baker Logging.

July 13 - Parsons, WV - 28 year old Joseph Kyle Helmick, of Keyser, WV, was killed on the job when he was struck by a tree limb.  He was employed by Nichols Construction LLC.  


July 16 - Reserve, LA - 28 year old Billy J. Keller, Jr. of LaPlace, was killed on the job while working for Associated Terminals, LLC.  He was working alongside a barge when a tension rope broke, striking Keller, knocking him into the water. 




July 16 - Gruver, TX - 28 year old Oscar Cruz was killed on the job while working for Sunray Co-Op Gin.  Report states he dropped a crank handle from the truck into a pit and when he went into it to retrieve the handle he was engulfed in 450 bushels of wheat.  He was not attached to a life line.

July 16 - Florence, AL - 57 year old Robert Salter was electrocuted while working on an air conditioning unit.  He was sitting on metal duct work when he came into contact with a gas line that had been energized.  He was employed by J.C. Hamm & Sons, Inc. 

July 16 - Beaver Dams, NY - 74 year old Charles L. McFall Sr. of Corning, died on the job while working for McFall's 414 Service.  He was crushed between a 4-yard rear loaded dumpster and a garbage truck.  

July 16 - Newark, NJ - 45 year old Raymond DeSontro died of injuries sustained in a fall while working for Chimento Construction Company.  He was working from an aerial lift, not wearing a safety harness.

July 17 - North Bay Village, FL - 51 year old Kenneth Hayden died on the job when he fell from a tree while using a manual pole trimmer.  He was employed by Jim's Trim & Landscape Inc.

July 17 - New Castle, PA - 29 year old Allan Greenwood of Belle Vernon, was killed on the job when he was crushed by a telephone pole that he was working with.  It appears a motorist hit the pole, causing it to hit Greenwood.  He was employed with Bruce and Merrilees Electric Company.

July 17 - Harrisonville, MO - 39 year old Steve Hillman died when he stepped off a ladder and into an unprotected hole, falling through.  He was self employed for Steve Hillman Construction.

July 17 - Saint Augustine, FL - 55 year old Mark Sowards of Elkton, was killed on the job when the tractor he was operating was struck by a motorist.  He was ejected when the tractor flipped on its side. He was employed with Bone Dry Enterprises, Inc. 



July 19 - Amarillo, TX - Huy Pham died of crushing injuries when granite slabs fell onto him after the restraints were removed.  He was employed with Panhandle Quartz Fabricators, LLC.

July 19 - Mullin, TX - 52 year old Jesus Govea of Corsicana, died after falling from a communications tower.  He was attempting to loosen a nut on a brace but his body weight caused the brace to pull away from the tower.  His lanyard then slipped off the brace causing his fall.  He was employed by Chapman Construction Co.

July 20 - Channelview, TX - 54 year old Silvino Hernandez died on the job when he received an electric shock while working under a mobile home.  He was employed by Affordable Mobile Home Movers. 


July 20 - Garden City, TX - 58 year old Archie Lee Collins died while working for Sendero Drilling when he was struck by a pipe while working with a crew to lay down drill pipe.





July 24 - Paragould, AR - 30 year old Andrew "Andy" Wayne Myers was killed on the job while working for Dixieland Gin Repair, LLC.  He was working with a lathe when he was caught by the cylinder teeth and pulled into the machine. 



July 25 - Saint Joseph, MO - 28 year old Jayson W. "Yogi" Gilbert died of electrocution when he came into contact with an overhead power line with an extended pole chain saw.  He was employed with Trees Cut Cheaper. 





July 25 - San Antonio, TX - 62 year old Juan Robles died on the job while working for Elias Ovalle-Gonzales.  He fell approximately six feet from a mobile scaffold while preparing walls for paint.



July 26 - Waco, TX - 32 year old Pedro Garcia III died of electrocution when he inadvertently touched live wires while working under a residence on a gas line.  He was employed by Cornerstone Plumbing. 




July 26 - New York, NY - 41 year old Anastassios Intzeyiannis died after suffering injuries July 16 in an elevator shaft.  He was working on a wood plank when he tripped and fell 75 feet into an elevator shaft.


July 26 - Danville, IL - 51 year old Brett Hauk was killed on the job while working the Pepsico Quaker Plant.  He fell approximately 500 feel from a man lift.  He was employed by Quaker Manufacturing, LLC.




July 26 - Boca Raton, FL - Alberto Justo Osorio was killed on the job when he was ejected from a boom lift basket while performing painting work.  He was not attached to a harness.  He was working for Colors Construction, Inc.

July 26 - Mount Laurel, NJ - 49 year old Mark Teufel, believed to be from Warminster, PA, died while working when he received an electric shock.  He was owner of Mark Teufel Electric Construction. 

July 26 - Saint Cloud, FL - 31 year old Chris Snetzko was killed on the job while working for Beyers Portable Welding, Inc.  He was working on a trailer and, wet from perspiration, suffered an electric shock as he touched a live wire.

July 27 - Rock Falls, IL - 23 year old Cody Bragg of Sterling died on the job when he was crushed under steel plates that fell while being moved.  He was employed by The IFH Group, Inc. 





July 28 - Cotulla, TX - Alfredo Zepeda was killed on the job when he was crushed between a mobile crane and a truck trailer.  He was employed by UV Logistics, LLC.


July 29 - Grover, PA - 21 year old Nathan McCandless of Butler, was electrocuted when an aluminum pole he was using touched a power line.  He was collecting wildlife date for Wildlife Specialists, LLC.


 


July 29 - Brookfield, WI - 21 year old Jaja Jumoke Davis died while working when he suffered a fatal asthma attack while working as a dish washer.  He was employed by Surg Restaurant Group, LLC dba 8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill.  

July 30 - Petal, MS - 60 year old Reese Gore was killed on the job when he was crushed inside the cab of his truck when the loaded trailer overturned onto the cab.  He was employed with Warran Paving Inc.

July 30 - Chicago, IL - 59 year old Raul Tabares was killed in an industrial incident while working for Soudan Metals Company, Inc.  He was struck by and caught between a roll of steel.

July 30 - Three Rivers, TX - 58 year old Wayne Moehring died of unknown causes after being found on the ground next to a trailer he had been loading sand into.  He was working on a drilling site for 3 Way Trucking, Inc. 

July 30 - Lubbock, TX - 58 year old Larry Castro died of an unknown cause while performing maintenance at an apartment complex he was working at.  He was employed with Case & Associates Properties, Inc.


July 31 - Bernville, PA - 49 year old Martin D. Reusing of West Reading, was killed on the job when he was struck by a tree limb while trimming trees. He was employed by Manny's Tree Service. 




July 31 - Westcliffe, CO - 20 year old Jeffery Mosher of Clear Creek was killed when he was struck by a semi truck during a construction zone flagging operation. He was working for Mountain Barricade, Inc. and Tezak Heavy Equipment Co., Inc.

July 31 - Westcliffe, CO - 57 year old Robert White of Temple, TX was killed when he was ejected from his semi truck/trailer after being involved in an accident in Colorado. 

July 31 - Hialeah Gardens, FL - 41 year old Dalia Monteaguro was killed on the job when he was crushed under a load of materials falling from a forklift.  He was employed by Brian's Door, Inc.

July 31 - Dallas, TX - 44 year old Cruz Delgado Sanchez died on the job of heat stroke/heat stress while working for Ramirez General Construction Company.

July 31 - Sweetwater, TX - 46 year old Maxwell Holsey died of an unknown cause while working for Texas TST, Inc.  He was handling hot aluminum ingots on a stacking transfer table when he collapsed in front of one of the cooling units. 

July 31 - Toledo, OH - 63 year old Richard Wilhelm Jr., of Northwood, died of unknown causes after a same-level fall and hitting his head on a wooden table.  He was employed with Libbey Glass Inc.