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\"\"Milford Woman In Norwood Skyline Fall Dies<\/h3>\n

MILFORD, MA \u2014 A worker who fell through a skyline on Broadway in Norwood Tuesday has died<\/a>. Norwood Chief William Brooks announced on Twitter Thursday that the victim has succumbed to injures sustained in the fall. The woman has been identified as Jessica Castro<\/strong> of Milford. Tuesday, police responded to a report that a woman was seriously injured in a 30-foot fall through a skyline on Broadway. OSHA officials have been notified of the incident.\u00a0A worker told WFXT<\/a> that Castro was working for a subcontractor and that skylights often have a barrier around them. It is unknown if there was a barrier around the skylights in this incident.<\/p>\n

3 victims identified in deadly Wisconsin corn mill explosion<\/h3>\n

MADISON, Wis. —<\/strong>\u00a0– The body of a third worker<\/a> was recovered Friday from the ruins of a corn mill that exploded in southern Wisconsin, two days after an explosion at the facility<\/a><\/span>. Numerous fire crews raced to the scene of the explosion late Wednesday at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria, about 45 miles northeast of Madison, Wisconsin,\u00a0CBS affiliate WISC-TV reports<\/a>. The blast leveled most of the plant. Nearly a dozen workers were taken to hospitals following the explosion and fire. \u00a0Didion Milling Plant executive Derrick Clark told reporters during a news conference Friday afternoon that emergency crews recovered packing machine operator Pawel Tordoff’s<\/strong> body from the rubble earlier that morning. “The loss of these three team members is a very emotional incident for us and has really torn a hole in the heart of the Didion Milling team and the Cambria community,” Clark said. Clark said Friday that mill operator Duelle Block<\/strong>, fork lift operator Robert Goodenow<\/strong> and Tordoff died in the explosion and fire.<\/p>\n

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OSHA probes worker’s fatal fall in Cherry Hill<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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CHERRY HILL, NJ – A federal safety agency is investigating a window washer’s fatal fall<\/a> at a township apartment complex. The worker, whose name was not released, plunged 14 stories Wednesday at Cherry Hill Towers on Route 38, according to the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration.<\/p>\n

Naples golf course worker found dead in pond<\/h3>\n

NAPLES, Fla. –<\/span>A maintenance worker was found dead in a pond<\/a> in a Naples golf course.Emergency crews say it looks like the employee had some sort of medical emergency while mowing the fairway.<\/p>\n

Friends devastated by slain armored truck worker’s ‘brutal murder’<\/h3>\n

NEW ORLEANS, LA \u2013 Friends of a Loomis armored truck employee slain outside a New Orleans credit union<\/a> say his death has devastated countless people. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel real yet,\u201d Patti Annelle Patten told the New Orleans Advocate Thursday. \u201cIt\u2019s such a loss. It\u2019s so upsetting.\u201d Patten said Jimmy McBrid<\/strong>e, the Loomis employee shot and killed outside the Campus Federal Credit Union Wednesday afternoon, dreamed of joining the New Orleans Police Department. According to The New Orleans Advocate, Patten met McBride and his wife, Erika, when they joined a society Patten founded that celebrated Celtic-Norse Heritage.<\/p>\n

County road worker dies of injuries<\/h3>\n

PANAMA CITY, FL \u2014 County workers described James Adam Vinson<\/strong> as a devoted family man who was active in his church and always seemed to have a happy disposition on the job. The 43-year-old Bay County Roads and Bridges heavy equipment operator succumbed Thursday to injuries sustained last month when a man drove his car into him<\/a> on Thomas Drive as Vinson was putting out an electronic sign.<\/p>\n

Construction Worker Killed Near US-Mexico Border Identified<\/h3>\n

San Diego, CA — Authorities Thursday publicly identified a worker killed in a construction accident<\/a> near the U.S.-Mexico border as a 56-year-old Wyoming man.\u00a0Frederick Von Kahl<\/strong> was killed while working on a drill rig at the site on Camiones Way in San Ysidro late Wednesday morning, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. He was struck in the chest by a hose, which knocked him off an elevated platform, according to news reports. The victim had worked for Earth Tech Well Drilling, which was subcontracting for Atkinson\/Clark, according to NBC7.<\/p>\n

Topeka man, 53, dies in work-related incident at Orbis Plastic plant in Osage City<\/h3>\n

Osage City, KS — A 53-year-old Topeka man died early Wednesday<\/a> in a work-related incident at the Orbis Plastic plant in Osage City, the town\u2019s police chief said. Osage City authorities were dispatched at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday to 515 S. 4th Street in Osage City, said Osage City Chief of Police Fred Nech. When officers arrived, they found employee Ruben Guadlaupe Chavira,<\/strong> 53, of Topeka. Police said a forklift operated by Chavira pinned him against other<\/p>\n

Coroner: 1 killed, 2 injured in accident at Calhoun Co. plant<\/h3>\n

CALHOUN COUNTY, SC —\u00a0A Columbia man was killed and two others injured in an accident at a Calhoun County chemical plant<\/a> Tuesday, officials said. The accident happened around 12:15 p.m. at the DAK Americas plant on K Avenue, according to Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth. The man killed in the accident was identified as Alton Zeigler,<\/strong> 63, of Columbia. An autopsy is pending. Site manager Mark Leonhardt said three employees were performing annual maintenance on a polymer pump. He couldn\u2019t provide specifics on the incident or confirm if an explosion occurred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Construction worker, 20, killed after falling through skylight at water treatment plant<\/h3>\n

MASON COUNTY, Mich. –A 20-year-old construction worker was killed after he fell 30 feet<\/a> at the Ludington Water Treatment Plant Wednesday afternoon, according to the Mason County Press.<\/a>\u00a0The plant is on N. Lakeshore Drive just north of Stearns Park. Ludington’s city manager says the man fell through a skylight and onto an empty concrete clarifier. The man was airlifted to a hospital in Grand Rapids, where he was pronounced dead. The Mason County Press reports the man was an employee of Davis Construction out of Lansing. (The victim has been identified as 20-year-old Kevin Martinez<\/strong> of Grand Rapids.)<\/p>\n

Deadly crash kills 2 EMT paramedics in Jupiter<\/h3>\n

JUPITER, Fla. – Jupiter police said two EMT paramedics\u00a0were killed in a rollover crash<\/a> involving a car early Thursday morning at\u00a0Indiantown Road near Military Trail in Jupiter. The EMTs were employed by American Medical Response and identified as\u00a0caregivers, Lahiri Garcia<\/strong>, 51, and critical care paramedic and supervisor, Paul Besaw<\/strong>, 36.<\/p>\n

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Employee dies after falling nearly 30 feet from building roof<\/h3>\n

Morganton, NC — What police believe to be a tragic industrial accident<\/a> ended up killing a Lenoir man on Wednesday morning in Morganton. Thomas William Mauck<\/strong>, 27, was killed after he fell approximately 25 to 30 feet from the roof of Leviton Inc., according to Capt. T. Devinney with Morganton Department of Public Safety. Mauck fell through a fire vent door from the roof of Leviton where he was employed, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBased upon preliminary information, a 27-year old male was on the roof of the facility attempting to open a fire vent door when the door flew open, hitting him in the head,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe employee fell through the door, and was transported to Carolinas Medical Center, and was later pronounced deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Firefighter dies, another hurt in Monday night crash<\/h3>\n
\u00a0MEMPHIS, Mo. — A volunteer firefighter with the Memphis\/Scotland County Fire Department died and a second firefighter was injured in a Monday night crash<\/a> north of Memphis on the way to a fire call. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 1974 Chevrolet C65 fire truck driven by Jesse W. Ketchum<\/strong>, 33, of Downing, was northbound on Mo. 15, three miles north of Memphis, at 6:12 p.m. The patrol said the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, returned to the road and overturned several times, ejecting both occupants who were not wearing seat belts. Ketchum was pronounced dead<\/div>\n
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West Virginia officer killed during pursuit identified<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Bluefield, WV — An officer killed in an accident during a pursuit of a suspected drunken driver had been with the Bluefield police force for nine years, officials said Wednesday. Bluefield police administrative assistant Kevin Fleming said Lt. Aaron L. Crook<\/strong> was killed early Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Autopsy doesn’t explain why Valdosta worker died<\/h3>\n

MOULTRIE, Ga. — An autopsy performed on a young Valdosta man who collapsed<\/a> on Monday at a Moultrie construction site and later died did not turn up an apparent cause of death.\u00a0William Dane Gilliland,<\/strong> 23, collapsed while working at a site on Rowland Drive between 8 and 8:30 a.m., Colquitt County Coroner Verlyn Brock said. He was pronounced dead at 9:06 a.m. at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. \u201cHe was working with a construction company out of Valdosta doing foundation work for some additional buildings at Colquitt EMC,\u201d Brock said.<\/p>\n

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2 Killed in Explosion at West Virginia Industrial Plant<\/h3>\n

Philippi, WV — An explosion<\/a> at a West Virginia industrial plant has killed two people and injured a third. Officials say the explosion was reported last week at Midland Resource Recovery, a company based in Ontario, Canada, that odorizes natural gas. The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration said owner Jan Strmen<\/strong> and employee Justin Marsh<\/strong> were using bleach and preparing a tank for cleaning at the facility outside Philippi when it exploded shortly before noon May 24.<\/p>\n

Construction worker killed at water treatment plant<\/h3>\n

Marshall, MO — The Marshall Fire Department responded to a call regarding a male who had fallen from the top of a construction tank<\/a> on Tuesday, May 30. MFD officials arrived on scene at the Marshall Water Treatment Plant, located on Highway N near Malta Bend, approximately eight minutes after receiving the call at 11:58 a.m. The department went to provide mutual aid with Saline County Ambulance. According to a Saline County Sheriff’s Department news release, a 46-year-old male, identified as Scot Lesmeister,<\/strong> of Butler, was fatally injured after falling 20 feet from the top of a tank at the water plant.<\/p>\n

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Worker died after fall on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 58-year-old worker died over the Memorial Day weekend<\/a> nearly two weeks after he was injured in a fall on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, according to his union and an online obituary. Thomas F. Ryan<\/strong>, 58, of Sayreville, N.J., died on Saturday at NYU Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, according to information from the obituary and his union. A “loyal member” of Iron Workers Union Local #361 for 27 years, the shop steward was a structural ironworker who worked the upper deck replacement project on the span, according to a union statement and source.<\/p>\n

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Coroner identifies worker killed in fall from roof<\/h3>\n

Greenville, SC — The Greenville County Coroner Office’s on Monday identified a\u00a0construction worker who died after falling from a roof<\/a>. Eugenio Lopez Alvarez<\/strong>, 28, of Fairmont City, Illinois, died just before 5 p.m. Sunday at Greenville Memorial Hospital. \u00a0Alvarez was working for a roofing contractor at 1421 Roper Mountain Roadwhen he fell from a second story roof about 1 p.m. Sunday, according to a Coroner’s Office report.<\/p>\n

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Slain Virginia officer was former Marine, father of 3, and native of Philly<\/h3>\n

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia State Police special agent fatally shot by a convicted felon<\/a> in a Richmond public housing complex was a father of three and former Marine who founded a youth wrestling club and mentored disadvantaged kids, authorities said.\u00a0Special Agent Michael T. Walter,<\/strong> 45, died early Saturday after being shot Friday evening by Travis Ball in a neighborhood in Virginia’s capital city that has been plagued by gun violence, police said.<\/p>\n

Wife heartbroken after husband killed in tree trimming accident<\/h3>\n

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A wife and mother\u00a0of four is left with more questions than answers after her husband was killed cutting down a tree<\/a>. On Saturday, Brandon LeBlanc, 39, died while on the job. Wanda said she lost her\u00a0soulmate. DeKalb fire investigators say Brandon LeBlanc was cutting limbs from a tree along Beliare Circle when he fell and hit the trunk of the tree.<\/p>\n

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