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(7/25/2021)
Oregon reports second workplace death from June heat wave-
By
Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive
A Hillsboro construction worker died after apparently succumbing to the heat while on the job June 28, when temperatures within the city and throughout Oregon reached unprecedented highs.
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/07/oregon-reports-second-workplace-death-from-june-heat-wave.html
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(7/27/2021)
Man Dies After Being Buried Underground When Ground Gave Out Underneath Him In North Philadelphia, Police Say- By CBS3 Staff
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A construction worker is dead after a partial wall collapse in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood Tuesday morning. The collapse happened on the 700 block of Ramona Avenue, where an Amazon warehouse is under construction.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/07/27/man-dies-buried-underground-north-philly/
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(7/28/2021)
Parks Worker Dies After Mower Accident in Suburban Denver. A man who worked for the parks department in the suburban Denver town of Arvada died after the mower he was operating overturned into a lake and pinned him underwater.- By Associated Press
ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — A man who worked for the parks department in the
suburban Denver town of Arvada died after the mower he was operating
overturned into a lake and pinned him underwater.
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(7/28/2021)
2 dead, 30 hospitalized in chemical leak at LyondellBasell chemical plant in La Porte- ABC 13 Eyewitness News.
LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- As of Wednesday night, two people involved in
the chemical release at LyondellBasell in La Porte were still
hospitalized. That's an improvement from earlier in the day when there
were three.
https://abc13.com/lyondellbasell-mass-casualty-lyondell-chemical-release-la-porte-incident/10913127/
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(7/28/2021)
Road Worker Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver On Hwy. 99 In South Sacramento Identified-By CBS13 Staff
SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The search continues for a hit-and-run driver who killed a construction worker in south Sacramento on Monday night.
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/07/28/road-worker-killed-by-hit-and-run-driver-on-hwy-99-in-south-sacramento-identified/
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(7/29/2021)
Worker dies following incident at Stockertown cement plant, representative says (UPDATE)-By Pamela Sroka-Holzmann | For lehighvalleylive.com
UPDATE: Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek on Thursday
identified the subcontractor who died after an incident this week at
Hercules Cement in Stockertown as Michael Pittman, 33, of Clearville,
Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The cause and manner of his death and the
circumstances surrounding it are still under investigation and will be
released once the probe is complete, Lysek said.
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/2021/07/maintenance-worker-dies-following-incident-at-stockertown-cement-plant-representative-says.html
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(7/29/2021)
S&WB employee shoots, kills coworker on Franklin Avenue, NOPD reports; The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board confirmed that both men were current employees. -WWL Staff
NEW ORLEANS — A Sewerage & Water Board employee was shot and killed by one of his coworkers on Franklin Avenue Thursday morning, according to NOPD.
New Orleans police arrested Damon Rideau for allegedly shooting and killing one of his coworkers near a S&WB job site on Franklin Avenue.
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(7/30/2021)
Police: Falling pipe kills construction worker in Redding, OSHA investigating, by
Peter Yankowski
REDDING — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after a construction worker was struck and killed by a falling pipe Thursday afternoon.
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(7/30/2021)
PCA employee killed in apparent workplace accident at Counce papermill-The Courier
A Packaging Corporation of America employee was killed Thursday
afternoon in a workplace incident, the Hardin County Sheriff’s
Department reports.
Jesse Cole Jordan, 31, of Stantonville,
Tennessee died in what HCSD Investigator Jeremy Hulen said this
afternoon appears to be an accident.
https://www.courieranywhere.com/2021/07/30/pca-employee-killed-in-apparent-workplace-accident-at-counce-papermill/
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(7/31/2021)
Construction worker dies in accident at University of Hawaii athletics complex-By Rosemarie Bernardo
The Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division is investigating the death of a 30-year-old construction worker killed in an accident after metal equipment fell on him near the baseball field of the Clarence T.C. Athletics Complex at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/07/31/hawaii-news/construction-worker-dies-at-uh/
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Friends and coworkers are heartbroken after a tow truck driver was hit and killed while working on the side of the Turner Turnpike.
Each day USMWF extensively researches articles regarding work
incidents, illnesses and diseases to share with you recognizing those we
have lost. But, also to gain attention to such losses to prevent
similar incidents, illnesses and diseases from occurring.
USMWF
knows and understand that these articles represent only a few of the 14
workers lost each day due to a work related incident in the United
States as not every incident is recognized by the local media.
We
never forget those that went to work and never came home to their
families and we hope that you remember them and their stories.
Please check out USMWF's Facebook page also for daily post of articles regarding work related incidents, illnesses and diseases.
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(July 7, 2021)-
A construction worker has died after a drilling rig that was being used to move heavy equipment fell on top of him while he was working.
The deadly incident happened on Tuesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time in downtown Philadelphia near a train station. Heavy equipment was being moved off a tractor-trailer to a construction site when a drilling rig that was being used to lift equipment in the area fell onto a worker, fire officials told ABC Philadelphia station WPVI.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/construction-worker-dies-drilling-rigs-falls-top/story?id=78706660
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(July 7, 2021)-By Andrew Dys
A worker was killed Wednesday morning in a fatal crash on Interstate 77 in York County that blocked traffic for hours, officials said.
The worker was a contractor working on a trash truck picking up debris around 1:30 a.m. along the highway near mile marker 89 in the northbound lanes, said Master Trooper Gary Miller of the S.C. Highway Patrol.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article252617573.html
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(July 9, 2021)-by Caryn Little
YORK COUNTY,
S.C. — Troopers say a sanitation worker was killed after being hit by a
vehicle on I-77 in York County while picking up debris. The incident
happened just before 1:30am on I-77 Northbound near exit 89, which is
approximately five miles north of Fort Mill.
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(July 13, 2021)- WDIO
The identity of the Douglas County employee who died on the job has been released.
County officials say 47-year-old Robert Brown passed away on Sunday morning, as a result of injuries suffered while performing duties related to his job. Brown was a County Building and Maintenance Worker.
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(July 12, 2021)-
A 54-year-old man from Benkelman died Sunday after he was pinned between two semitrailer trucks in Wauneta, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Brian Stute had parked his semi at a grain elevator near an intersection to unload a trailer full of grain, State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas wrote in an email.
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(July 14, 2021)-AP News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An underground coal mine worker in West Virginia died after an incident in January because the operator of the mine did not have rules in place to prevent such accidents, a federal review has concluded.
https://apnews.com/article/business-wv-state-wire-5f0305d5afc0956d65af3c9faf3e0640
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(July 14, 2021)— By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, NC
A North Carolina city employee has been killed in a mowing accident, officials said.
Washington City Manager Jonathan Russell said the unidentified employee was mowing a ditch bank along a drainage canal behind two businesses around noon on Tuesday when his tractor rolled over him and killed him, news outlets reported.
https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-washington-employee-mowing-accident-death/37026638?fbclid=IwAR1oIB2_y4E-10fOLpDzZzKlTMfn4m4dTvUbcTT7iZKRl1-w58jbJJedmTc#
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(July 15, 2021)-Olivia Mitchell, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A worker in Cleveland’s Department of Urban Forestry died in an incident that happened Wednesday afternoon in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, according to the city’s Twitter account and labor representative.
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(July 16, 2021) -WXYZ Detroit
(WXYZ) — A worker at the Dearborn Works steel mill died on Friday morning after a fall.
A spokesperson for Cleveland-Cliffs said the employee was conducting maintenance activity in the plan and experienced a fall. The employee was taken to the hospital but died of their injuries.
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(July 15, 2021)-
HILLSDALE – A contractor working on the marina at Hillsdale Lake died after suffering a medical emergency and falling into the lake, according to a press release from Miami County Sheriff’s Office.
Andrew Jones, 23, Gravois Mills, Mo., a worker at the site, had a medical issue and fell into the lake Thursday, July 15. Three other employees were at the scene and jumped into the lake in an attempt to save Jones, but due to the combination of the depth and dark color of the water, were unsuccessful.
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Each day USMWF extensively researches articles regarding work
incidents, illnesses and diseases to share with you recognizing those we
have lost. But, also to gain attention to such losses to prevent
similar incidents, illnesses and diseases from occurring.
USMWF
knows and understand that these articles represent only a few of the 14
workers lost each day due to a work related incident in the United
States as not every incident is recognized by the local media.
We
never forget those that went to work and never came home to their
families and we hope that you remember them and their stories.
Please check out USMWF's Facebook page also for daily post of articles regarding work related incidents, illnesses and diseases.
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(July 1, 2021)
An employee of WCA/GFL Waste Services, which provides garbage
collection services in Christian, Trigg, Caldwell and Lyon counties,
died in an accident Thursday in Lyon County.
It happened on US 642 about a mile and a half north of Eddyville and involved a garbage truck and a semi, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Trash service employee killed in Lyon County crash, By: Adam May
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(July 1, 2021)
A 44-year-old Safe Streets Cherry Hill outreach worker was fatally shot Thursday night in Baltimore, making him the second employee in the program to be killed this year, officials said.
Kenyell Wilson, who was known as “Benny,” drove himself to Harbor Hospital after being shot, Baltimore Police said. He later died.
44-year-old Cherry Hill Safe Streets worker killed in shooting Thursday night in Baltimore, officials say-
A highway worker was killed in Platte County this week when he was struck by a truck on Hwy. 273 at Tracy.
Lloyd Crawford, age 61, of Weston, died at the scene after being hit by a truck when he was outside of his pickup placing signs for a road closure due to high water. Crawford had parked a MoDOT-marked 2019 Dodge Ram on the shoulder prior to the incident, which occurred on Hwy. 273 just west of the intersection with Hwy. 371.
Investigation into crash that killed worker continues, By: Ivan Foley
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A road worker who was struck by a motorist in Spring Lake Township earlier this week has died of his injuries.
On Friday, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office released the update on Monday’s incident, saying the Hennepin County Medical Examiner confirmed the victim died of his injuries.
A Charter Communications employee was killed in the same shooting that injured a Spartanburg County deputy and two Spartanburg Water employees, the company said early Friday morning.
Charter Communications employee killed in shooting incident that injured deputy, 2 water employees, company says. Shooting happened Thursday afternoon, 4WWFF
(July 2, 2021)
Detroit — The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $8,000 in fines for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office in connection with the September 2020 death of Cpl. Bryant Searcy, according to documents obtained by The Detroit News.
The case was flagged for the state by the Wayne County Deputy Sheriff's Association, said union President Reginald Crawford.
MIOSHA proposes $8K fine for Wayne County over corporal's death inside jail,
James David Dickson, The Detroit News
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(July 5, 2021)
A day after a golf pro at a Kennesaw-area country club was shot and
killed on the course Saturday afternoon, authorities revealed they also
are investigating two other deaths related to the incident.
Shooter still at large in triple homicide on Cobb golf course, By Shaddi Abusaid, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-suspect-sought-after-shooting-near-ksu-campus/DSFPAKSCUBARDBX2IQXUMRRZXY/?fbclid=IwAR0VqUYZ_KUeAAi4ATDpaRNpcwV4rA39IDkoZxESxUDo1cj9Mqiu7Zambgk
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(July 8, 2021)
(July 6, 2021)
TIPTON — Police say a city of Tipton employee was killed Wednesday morning when the machine he was operating fell into a burn pit.
According to a Tipton County Sheriff’s Office media release, David Arnett, 64, of Tipton, was using a Bobcat to move logs to clear area in a location known as Boy Scouts Woods — County Road 200 South just west of 200 West — when the machine’s tires went over the edge and into the pit.
City of Tipton employee dies in work mishap,
(July 6, 2021)
WEST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A construction worker was
critically injured Tuesday when a large pipe fell on him at a site in
the 11500 block of Wilshire Boulevard.
Construction Worker Critically Injured After Large Pipe Falls On Him,
By CBSLA Staff
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(July 7, 2021)
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An accident at a construction site in the
University City section of Philadelphia killed one person and injured
another, authorities said.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near the University City/ Penn Medicine SEPTA station stop on Convention Avenue.
Worker killed, rig operator injured in University City construction accident,
By 6abc Digital Staff, Christie Ileto and Katherine Scott
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-drilling-tragedy-deadly-construction-accident-university-city-crane/10866746/?fbclid=IwAR0ctxtmOC_t0LaBuLAqBC5OFS9jPgu0WLmqScSHxEYA6AymzUKWgbn1IZg
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(July 7, 2021)
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – The driver of an Amazon Prime van was killed when his vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate-85 on Wednesday, the Highway Patrol said.
A trooper on scene confirmed to CBS 17 the van went under the rear of the tractor-trailer just before 11:45 a.m. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.
Amazon driver killed in collision with tractor-trailer on I-85 in Durham County, Highway Patrol says, CBS17.com
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(July 7, 2021)
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(July 8, 2021)
LINDENWOLD, N.J. (AP) — The death of a longtime employee at a Port Authority Transit Corporation Speedline rail yard in southern New Jersey last year was probably caused by the man walking in an area not designated for foot traffic between two railcars, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.
The 78-year-old Clementon man was killed July 26 when he was struck by two railcars during an uncoupling maneuver. Another employee found him about two car lengths away from a designated employee walkway, which at the time was blocked by a train stored on one of the tracks, according to the report.
NTSB Issues Report on Rail Yard Accident That Killed Worker, Federal transportation officials have released a report on the death of a longtime employee at a Port Authority Transit Corporation Speedline rail yard in southern New Jersey last year.- By Associated Press
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These are the names of the men and women that went to work and never came home at the end of their shift.
These are the men and women that were fatally injured due to a work related incident that was reported to OSHA January 1, 2021- May 1, 2021.
USMWF knows and understands that these are only a few of the names of those that we have lost this year. As there are many more men and women that succumbed to their work injuries, illnesses and diseases that were out of OSHA's jurisdiction therefore are not listed below.
These are the names of our fallen workers that we will forever remember, recognize and honor.
If you have been affected by a work related incident, illness or disease please know you are not alone. USMWF offers support, guidance and resources to those
affected by work-related injuries, illnesses or diseases. Dedicated to
sharing lessons learned that leads a movement of change in promoting
actions for safe and healthy working conditions. Through the collective
voice of families of fallen workers and other activists, we strive for
the elimination and controls of workplace hazards– therefore preventing future tragedies.
If you know of someone that has been lost due to a work related incident, illness or disease and they are not listed below please let USMWF know as we want to make sure every fallen worker is recognized.
