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How workers died last week: Trench collapse, construction, falls, coal mining, firefighting, farming, chemicals, vehicular collisions, shootings, stabbings, construction incidents, falls. <\/strong><\/span>On average, 100 workers die every week from traumatic injuries on the job in the United States. More than 20 times as many die from occupational diseases, many due to exposure to hazardous substances many years before they died. The few narratives below (gathered from almost 100 Google News searches) do not come close to capturing the full toll that work takes on the working people of this country. Nevertheless the accounts below gave you a taste of the preventable carnage occurring in workplaces across the country every day.\u00a0Why We Write The Weekly Toll<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Worker killed, 2 others injured during 3 separate trench collapses in Southeast Michigan<\/h3>\n

ORION TOWNSHIP, MI — A man has died and two other men have been injured in three separate trench collapse incidents<\/a> at construction sites in Southeast Michigan this week. On Wednesday around 2:30 p.m., the Livingston County Sheriff\u2019s Office says it responded to a commercial site in Handy Township near Grand River Avenue and Nicholson Road. Investigators say employees were placing underground tanks in a trench. The trench collapsed while a 23-year-old man was working, trapping him. Deputies and workers pulled the man from the trench and tried saving his life. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

One dead, three injured after construction site accident in Rich County<\/h3>\n

RICH COUNTY, UT — A man died Monday after he was hit by a truss at a cabin construction site<\/a> in northern Utah. The accident happened around 11 a.m. near Wasatch Ridge in the Monte Cristo area, according to the Rich County Sheriff’s Office. Contractors were reportedly installing roof trusses when a gust of wind caused them to collapse. Two workers were knocked off the roof of the cabin, and another was pinned beneath a truss. One victim, a 56-year-old man, died from his injuries. A 42-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition, a 29-year-old was taken to the hospital via ground ambulance, and another injured worker was treated at the scene.<\/p>\n

VDOT employee dead, another hurt after fiery crash in Sussex<\/h3>\n

SUSSEX COUNTY, VA — A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) employee is dead and another is in the hospital after a fiery crash<\/a> in Sussex County on Wednesday. Just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, troopers with Virginia State Police (VSP) were called to Route 460 near George Town Road for report of a crash. Investigators determined that a VDOT crash truck was positioned in the right lane when a commercial vehicle crashed into it, per state police. The commercial vehicle then caught fire. Two VDOT employees were hurt in the crash. They were taken to a local hospital, where one of them later died.<\/p>\n

ODOT worker dies after being hit by car near Snyder<\/h3>\n

NEAR SNYDER, OK — An Oklahoma Department of Transportation worker died<\/a> after he was struck by a car on U.S. 62 West on Tuesday, KSWO reports. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m, approximately five miles west of Snyder. The ODOT employee, along with other ODOT workers, was moving grass and removing weeds prior to the crash. The worker stood on the shoulder when they were struck by a Volkswagen Jetta car. The ODOT employee died from his injuries at the scene.<\/p>\n

21-year-old dies after falling through roof at Builders Firstsource on Eisenhower Parkway<\/h3>\n

MACON, GA — A 21-year-old man died Tuesday after falling through the roof of a local business<\/a>, per the Macon-Bibb County Coroner. The incident occurred at Builders Firstsource, located at the 1600 block of Eisenhower Parkway, at around 7:15 p.m., according to Coroner Leon Jones. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) said that the employee accidentally fell while working on a roof site. Paramedics responded on scene to assist the unresponsive twenty-one-year-old male victim, but he succumbed to his injuries, per BSO. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Jones later identified the victim as Luis Edyan Islas-Corter<\/strong> from North Georgia.<\/p>\n

Contractor dies after falling 20 feet from ladder in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside<\/h3>\n

PITTSBURGH, PA — A contractor has died after officials said he fell roughly 20 feet from a ladder<\/a> in Pittsburgh Tuesday afternoon. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials confirmed to Action News 4 that a man had fallen from a ladder in the 6400 block of Kentucky Avenue around noon in Shadyside. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died. Officials confirmed the man was a contractor conducting work at the time of the incident. The identity of the victim has not been released.<\/p>\n

Xcel Energy employee dies while on the job in Northglenn<\/h3>\n

DENVER, CO — An employee of Xcel Energy died while on the job<\/a> in Northglenn, according to a statement made to FOX31 by a spokesperson from the company. The incident occurred on Sunday. \u201cOur thoughts are with our employee who was fatally injured while on the job Sunday in Northglenn, Colorado, as well as their family, their coworkers and the broader Xcel Energy community. Xcel said it is still working to figure out exactly what happened to the employee and that the company will take any precautions to protect the employees of the company and its customers.<\/p>\n

71-year-old Russellville man killed in Courtland farm accident, officials say<\/h3>\n

COURTLAND, AL — A 71-year-old Russellville man was killed in a farm accident<\/a> in Courtland Wednesday morning, according to Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood. Norwood said Jehu Hester<\/strong>, 71, of Russellville, was a chicken litter broker and became caught in a machine used to move chicken litter into a truck. Norwood described the equipment as a conveyor system. The accident happened on County Road 136. Norwood said he received the call just before 11 a.m. and the death has been ruled accidental.<\/p>\n

Paulding County farmer dies after tractor hits ditch, tank leaks anhydrous ammonia<\/h3>\n

PAULDING COUNTY, OH — A Paulding County farmer died Sunday afternoon in a farming accident<\/a> after the tank his tractor was pulling had an anhydrous ammonia leak, deputies said. Officials responded to a call that a tractor pulling an anhydrous ammonia tank had hit a ditch in Section 22 of Crane Township just after 4:10 p.m. Crane Township-Cecil Fire Department found anhydrous ammonia leaking from the tank, attached to a John Deere 9220 tractor. The driver, 59-year-old Keith Derck<\/strong>, from Carryall Township, was found unconscious in the cab, deputies said. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania State Police trooper killed in crash along Interstate 81<\/h3>\n

CASS TWP., PA — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was killed after being hit by a vehicle<\/a> on Wednesday morning in Schuylkill County. Tpr. Michael Pahira Jr.<\/strong> was struck while conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection around 7 a.m. along Interstate 81 in Cass Township. According to state police, a passing commercial vehicle hit Pahira while he was conducting the inspection with his emergency lights activated. That vehicle then collided with the vehicle that was being inspected and caught fire.<\/p>\n

Miner dies following underground accident, officials say<\/h3>\n

BERRY, AL — A miner was found unresponsive underground at an active mine in Alabama and later died<\/a> after being brought to the surface, officials said. Justin Calloway<\/strong>, 24, was working in the Warrior Met Coal mine on Highway 69 North in Berry on July 1 when a machinery accident occurred, the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit said. The unit said it will work with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences-Medical Examiner\u2019s Office to determine the medical cause and manner of death. Federal agencies, including the Mine Safety and Health Administration, are also investigating the incident. As required by law, the company notified federal and state agencies, including the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and is cooperating with the agencies to conduct a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n

MAN KILLED WHILE WORKING ON SCHOOL BUS IN NEW FLORENCE<\/h3>\n

NEW FLORENCE, MO — A man was killed yesterday morning while working on a school bus<\/a> at a garage in New Florence. Westmoreland County Coroner John Ackerman confirmed that Barry A. Barker<\/strong> of Ligonier was working underneath the vehicle at the Lodestar Bus Lines facility on 13th Street when the bus moved forward out of the garage, rolled across Route 711 and partially into a yard. State police say Barker accidentally clipped a brake line. No one else was hurt and no buildings were damaged. Police added that he was working on the bus on his own and the bus had brake issues that needed to be fixed before the school year started. The cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

The co-owner of lumber mill has died of injuries from the mill fire and explosion<\/h3>\n

PORTLAND, ME — The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died from injuries he sustained during a fire and explosion at the facility, bringing to three the number of fatalities. Alden J. Robbins<\/strong> died Thursday from injures he suffered in the May 15 fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, according statements Friday from Maine Gov. Janet Mills and the Robbins family. The blaze sent plumes of black smoke into the sky and necessitated a response from hundreds of firefighters to a rural part of the state. Two firefighters died from injures sustained while fighting the blaze. They were Searsmont Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury<\/strong>, 76; and Andrew Cross<\/strong>, 27, of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department. Ten people were injured, including Robbins’ daughter Lily.<\/p>\n

Fiery semi-truck crash leaves 2 dead in Panola County<\/h3>\n

PANOLA COUNTY, TX — Both a driver and a passenger were killed<\/a> in an early morning crash Thursday involving a single 18-wheeler in Panola County. The semi\u2019s driver, Roy Allen Joshlin Jr<\/strong>., 57, and his passenger, Timothy Wayne Snider, 66, both died at the scene. The wreck happened around 4:20 a.m. on Highway 79 at FM 31 in the DeBerry area. The Department of Public Safety said the 18-wheeler was traveling south on US Highway 79 when Joshlin drove into the north bound lane and the vehicle collided with a tree. The semi-truck caught fire, and both Joshlin and Snider died at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.<\/p>\n

CTA employee shot and killed in Chicago\u2019s Roseland neighborhood: officials<\/h3>\n

CHICAGO, IL — A Chicago Transit Authority employee was shot and killed<\/a> on the city\u2019s Far South Side early Monday morning, CTA officials confirmed. The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. in the 9900 block of South State Street in the Roseland neighborhood, near a CTA Red Line station. Police said 57-year-old Thomas Kevin Barlow<\/strong> was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. According to a preliminary investigation, Barlow was at work as a rail switcher when he walked to his car to get something. He then was the victim of a fatal carjacking. CTA Union officials said Barlow\u2019s death highlights a painful call for change and the urgent need to strengthen protections for transit workers. \u201cOne life lost is one too many. We cannot lose another, not one more person to gun violence in Chicago,\u201d said Pennie McCoach, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 President.<\/p>\n

Man stabbed by co-worker, dies at Coldwater meat processing plant, police say<\/h3>\n

COLDWATER, MI — An argument between two co-workers ended in a fatal stabbing<\/a> at a Coldwater meat processing plant. Officers were called to a reported stabbing at Clemens Food Group on the city’s north side just before 8 p.m. Monday. According to the Coldwater Police Department, witnesses reported Brandon Eduardo Velasquez Chavez<\/strong>, 21, and the suspect, 20, got into an argument while working near each other at the plant. At the end of the argument, the unnamed suspect reportedly stabbed Chavez in the back, police said. “From what I know right now, the knives are identified by the employees, and they are given numbers, and they’re given to employees by that, and there was a dispute over a knife,” Coldwater Public Safety Director Joe Scheid told News Channel 3. Medics tried to save Chavez’ life, but he died at the scene.<\/p>\n

19-year-old worker killed after driver hits gas instead of brake, crashes into Atascocita bakery<\/h3>\n

ATASCOCITA, TX — An employee was killed and a customer was injured after a vehicle crashed<\/a> into a Nothing Bundt Cakes in Atascocita Tuesday afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the business along West Lake Houston Parkway near FM 1960 around 3:10 p.m., according to Major Anthony McConnell with the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Investigators said the driver, a man in his late 70s, told deputies he was trying to park in front of the business when he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake, sending the vehicle crashing into the storefront. A young adult employee died at the scene, who was later identified to be 19-year-old Zion Branch<\/strong>. Family members say she was a 2025 graduate of Sconzo Early College High School in Humble and had only worked at the store a short time. They say she was saving money for college and had planned to enroll in the University of Houston as a junior in the fall after receiving her acceptance letter hours before the incident.<\/p>\n

2 killed as coach bus carrying airline crew crashes on LIE in Queens<\/h3>\n

QUEENS, NY — Two people were killed and dozens of others were injured after a coach bus overturned and crossed into oncoming traffic<\/a> on the Long Island Expressway in Queens late Monday night, creating a massive traffic backup. The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. on the westbound Long Island Expressway near the Greenpoint Avenue exit in Maspeth. The chartered bus was an airport shuttle, occupied by the crew of Royal Jordanian Flight 8261, which arrived from Amman, Jordan at JFK Airport just before 9:45 p.m. Fifteen crew members, including two Thai flight attendants, were on the bus which was headed to their hotel. According to officials, the westbound coach bus first collided with two vehicles before striking the center divider. The bus then overturned into the eastbound lanes, where it crashed into two additional vehicles. The driver of the bus and one passenger were pronounced dead. The passenger was identified as Moad Farid Mohd Obaidat, 42, of New York City.<\/p>\n

Semi-truck driver killed in rollover crash on I-15 northeast of Las Vegas<\/h3>\n

LAS VEGAS, NV — A semi-truck driver was killed in a rollover crash<\/a> on an interstate northeast of Las Vegas late Tuesday night, according to authorities. The crash happened around 11:08 p.m. on northbound I-15 at mile marker 75, near Valley of Fire Highway, said Trooper Shawn Haggstrom with Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol. Investigators believe a commercial semi-truck and trailer went off the road and rolled over, ejecting the driver. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene, Haggstrom said. No further details were disclosed.<\/p>\n

Two dead in wreck involving 18-wheeler on Katy Freeway near Highway 6 | Lanes reopened<\/h3>\n

HOUSTON, TX — Two people were killed in a wreck<\/a> involving an 18-wheeler on the Katy Freeway inbound near Highway 6 Wednesday morning, according to Houston police. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Highway 6. According to investigators, an eastbound 18-wheeler hit a silver Mitsubishi Galant before the truck crashed into the barrier on the right side of the freeway. The Mitsubishi rolled onto its driver’s side and slid down the freeway. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced the drivers of both vehicles dead at the scene. Police said the deceased are a man and a woman. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of their families by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.<\/p>\n

Tractor-trailer flips over in Scipio, kills driver<\/h3>\n

SCIPIO, NY — A truck driver died after overturning on a road<\/a> in Scipio on Thursday morning. According to a statement from the Cayuga County Sheriff\u2019s Office, at around 8:31 a.m. on July 2, deputies went out to State Route 34B in the town of Scipio, south of Fleming Scipio Town Line Road, following reports of a single tractor-trailer crash. When deputies arrived, they determined that a southbound 1996 Freightliner hauling liquid manure veered off the Route 34B shoulder and ultimately flipped over as it returned to the road. The vehicle\u2019s only occupant, the driver, was pronounced dead on site. Because of family requests, the driver\u2019s name cannot be released at this time, the statement said.<\/p>\n

Truck driver killed in fiery crash on I-55 in Missouri<\/h3>\n

SCOTT COUNTY, MO — A truck driver has died after a one-vehicle crash<\/a> in Missouri on Friday afternoon. A crash summary from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) stated that a 60-year-old truck driver was killed when his Volvo 18-wheeler veered off the left of Interstate 55 in Scott County, Missouri at the 86.4 mile marker. MSHP\u2019s report stated the truck ran off the left side of the roadway, struck a guardrail and a bridge and went airborne before striking an embankment. The driver was reportedly a native of Willis, Texas. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Holmes County firefighter dies at station on Fourth of July<\/h3>\n

HOLMES COUNTY, OH — The Holmes Fire District 1 is mourning the loss of one of its own on the Fourth of July after a firefighter died at the station<\/a>. The district shared the passing of firefighter and paramedic Kyle Yoder<\/strong>. The district said Yoder completed his scheduled shift at 6 a.m. and left the station, but returned at 9 a.m. Saturday. The district said its crew responded to a 9-1-1 call during that time with an ambulance. When the ambulance returned, crews said they found Yoder collapsed on the ground at the station. CPR was administered, and Yoder was transported to Pomerene Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Fire chief in Ulster County killed in line of duty<\/h3>\n

ROSENDALE, NY — The fire chief in the Rosendale hamlet of Cottekill has passed away. He died in the line-of-duty. Shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, Cottekill Fire Chief David Gagnon<\/strong> was among the crew members who responded to a tree in the roadway in the town of Rosendale. While working to remove the tree, Chief Gagnon was struck by a portion of the tree that unexpectedly snapped. Fellow Cottekill firefighters, the Bloomington Fire District, Marbletown First Aid, the Ulster County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and the Rosendale Police Department initiated lifesaving measures. The chief, however, succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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