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ROCKFORD, Ill. —\u00a0A Rockford police officer was GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) \u2013 A construction worker died after becoming trapped underground when a trench collapse<\/a>d in Gallatin. It happened around 1:45 p.m. at Welch College off Bison Trail, just off Big Station Camp Road. Gallatin police said the contract worker was repairing a water line when the accident happened. According to Sumner County EMS, the Hendersonville Fire Department was called to assist in the worker\u2019s recovery due to falling rock and rubble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gainsville, FL — Bryan Ramirez, 18, was always known for his big heart and persistent smile. \u201cEverything he did, he did it with kindness. He did it with a smile, regardless if he was having a bad day or not,\u201d his aunt Diana Peralta said of the Gainesville man. Ramirez, an employee of the Cleveland Highway Texaco, was shot and killed late Thursday night while taking a break with a friend at a picnic table outside the business. He was struck in the back with a single round from a rifle and transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to a news release from the Hall County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n KENOSHA, WI \u2014 A 25-year-old man is dead after an industrial accident<\/a> that occurred in Kenosha on Thursday night. At about 7:18 p.m. Thursday, the Kenosha Police Department and Kenosha Fire Department responded to Affiliated Foods, 5521 88th Ave. (Highway H), for a workplace injury. A worker was found dead at the scene from blunt trauma, according to a release issued by Kenosha police. Witnesses reported that the man had been operating a piece of machinery when he may have become unconscious and fell from the machine, leading to his trauma and death. Officers and detectives collected statements from witnesses and unspecified evidence from the scene.<\/p>\n HOBART, IN – A construction worker was killed in Hobart Wednesday afternoon while working on replacing sewer lines<\/a> near Lake George. An investigation continues into the workplace accident that claimed the life a 62-year-old man who lived in South Haven. Hobart\u00a0police responded to Lakeshore Drive and Pennsylvania Avenue around noon\u00a0and spoke to a construction crew about the incident, according to a report from the Northwest Indiana Gazette. Crew members told police that the operator of an excavator had a piece of clothing caught on a lever that controlled the bucket on the excavator while he turned back to situate himself in the seat. The action caused the bucket to move forward and “pinned the crew member against the wall,” according to the report.<\/p>\n BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (AP) \u2014 The owner of a northern\u00a0Nevada\u00a0gold mine where two workers were killed in a collision involving a large haul truck has released the names of the victim. SSR Mining Inc. says Pete Kuhn<\/strong> was a safety superintendent at the Marigold Mine in Valmy along U.S. Interstate 80 northwest of Battle Mountain. Omar Bernal<\/strong> was an open pit operator. They were riding in a van that was run over by the truck Tuesday afternoon. Seven trainees in the van were treated for minor injuries and released from an area hospital. The driver of the haul truck was hospitalized for treatment of shock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n DORCHESTER, Mass. \u2014 A 19-year-old aspiring model was struck and killed by a dump truck<\/a> when he was riding a bicycle delivering food in Boston. Authorities say Antawani Wright-Davis<\/strong> was working for the restaurant delivery service DoorDash when the truck backed over him Friday afternoon. Rosemarie Davis says her son was working two jobs as he worked on his dream of becoming a professional model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dalton, GA — Authorities in Georgia say a man is dead after being caught in a piece of machinery<\/a> at a plant in north Georgia. Whitfield County Coroner Greg Bates told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 51-year-old Jesus Pimentel<\/strong> was caught between a moving part of a machine and a stationary steel I-beam Monday. Pimentel, an employee of Shaw Industries in Dalton, died on the scene. Bates says the man apparently was trying to get something out of the machine. The coroner says another worker threw him a piece of rope and he was caught in the machine when he bent over to get the rope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n LAUREL RUN. PA \u2014 A Philadelphia man is dead after a tractor-trailer rolled<\/a> over while descending the steep Giants Despair hill in Laurel Run on Wednesday morning. State Police identified the driver as Anthony W. Williams<\/strong>, 54.\u00a0The Northampton Street rollover occurred sometime around 6:17 a.m., troopers say. The truck was pulling a flatbed trailer with an unidentified container on it at the time. Williams was driving north on the winding road, losing control as he tried to negotiate a right downhill turn.<\/p>\n CENTERVILLE, OHIO<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014\u00a0Police say a man fell from a roof<\/a> he was working on at a retirement community and died in southwest Ohio Centerville police say the contractor was working on a roof at the Bethany Village retirement community when he fell Wednesday from a multiple-story building. Police Officer John Davis says medics and fire crews were called to the facility around 1 p.m. on reports of a man who had fallen and was injured. Davis says the man died at the scene. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office later identified him as 54-year-old Mark French<\/strong>, of Dayton.<\/p>\n Massillon, OH — An abnormally high body temperature killed an 18-year-old Massillon area man<\/a> who died June 15 after working on a mowing crew, according to Tuscarawas County Coroner Dr. Jeff Cameron. Cameron\u2019s office released on Thursday a report saying that hyperthermia was the primary cause of Mitchell Williams<\/strong>\u2019 death. Williams was on his first day on the job with Fimple\u2019s Lawn Care of Massillon when he was found unconscious by the owner and an employee of the landscaping company. He was pronounced dead at at 4:57 p.m. at the Ohio Northern University Metzger Nature Center, a 70-acre site about 4 miles south of Ragersville. Williams had not mowed at the site at 5716 King Road SW in Bucks Township, although he had worked with the crew earlier in the day.<\/p>\n Newark, IL — A 25 year-old Ottawa man was killed on Tuesday after an apparent fall<\/a> at a business in unincorporated Newark. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office says 25 year-old Wayne Wackerlin<\/strong> of Ottawa suffered injuries sustained in a fall and was pronounced dead at the business in the 9000 block of Helmar Rd., shortly after 5:23 p.m. According to dispatch logs, the location emergency crews were called to was FS Grain or, “Grainco. Kendall County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed Wackerlin fell from a ladder while performing work at the business.<\/p>\n Detroit, MI — Police are searching for two women in connection with the fatal shooting of an employee<\/a> at an auto parts store in Detroit. The homicide investigation is underway\u00a0at the\u00a0O’Reilly Auto Parts store\u00a0on Schaefer Highway in northwest Detroit, police said. Police said two young women walked into the store and walked around before going behind the counter. Surveillance video\u00a0shows them taking the money and running out. As they were leaving, one of the women shot the 75-year-old manager in the head. He died from the gunshot wound.<\/p>\n Birmingham, AL — A Birmingham Public Works employee was shot to death<\/a> this morning while mowing grass in the city’s Wylam neighborhood.\u00a0 The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. on 4114 8th Avenue Wylam, Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards said. Birmingham police on Wednesday night identified the slain city worker as 51-year-old Grady Isam Jenkins<\/strong>, known by many of his friends as “Shady Grady.”\u00a0 The victim was found deceased, sitting on his city-issued lawn mover. Edwards said the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle, but investigators have not released the make or model\u00a0of car. No one is currently in custody.<\/p>\n MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) –\u00a0<\/span>One of the three Alabama Department of Transportation employees struck by a vehicle<\/a> Tuesday morning on Atlanta Highway has died, according to the Montgomery Police Department. The victim, identified as 62-year-old\u00a0Leo Fournier<\/strong> of Montgomery, was pronounced dead at Jackson Hospital. Fournier and two other men were hit on Atlanta Highway near Dalraida Road\u00a0around 11:30 a.m. The other two victims are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A Buick LaSabre was traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of\u00a0Atlanta Highway when it left the roadway and hit the men, police say. The driver of the Buick was taken into custody and charges are pending, police say. According to ALDOT, Fournier was an engineering assistant and had worked for ALDOT for about eight years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MILWAUKEE, WI – An electrician was killed after an accident at the construction site <\/a>of the new Milwaukee Bucks arena Saturday. According to a new release from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office, a 57-year-old Menomonee Falls man was working at the site on 4th Street and fell off an eight-foot ladder on last Wednesday around 1 p.m. He suffered traumatic injuries and was complaining of chest pains.\u00a0 He was taken to Froedtert Hospital and died on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n DECATUR, GA \u2014 A paramedic with the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department died Friday following a traffic accident<\/a> in Meriwether County, the department announced Sunday. Senior Firefighter Brannon “BC” Davis<\/strong> succumbed to his injuries sustained in the Friday morning accident, the DeKalb fire department announced in an Instagram post. Davis served in Fire Station 22B, and he also served full-time with the Meriwether County Fire Department, according to the Instagram post.<\/p>\nMan electrocuted in Nashua construction accident<\/h3>\n
Gainesville teen shot, killed while taking break at work<\/h3>\n
Man killed in Kenosha industrial accident<\/h3>\n
Draper truck crash leaves one dead<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Construction Worker Killed On The Job Near Lake George<\/h3>\n
2 dead in Northern Nevada gold mine accident<\/h3>\n
Aspiring model dies after being crushed by dump truck<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
Worker Killed at Berkshire Hathaway Manufacturing Subsidiary in Georgia<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Troopers ID truck driver killed on Giants Despair hill in Laurel Run<\/h3>\n
Man working on roof at retirement community falls, dies<\/h3>\n
Mowing crew member Mitchell Williams, 18, died from hyperthermia<\/h3>\n
Ottawa Man Killed After Fall at Newark Business<\/h3>\n
Police search for 2 women after employee killed during robbery at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Detroit<\/h3>\n
Birmingham city employee gunned down while mowing grass in Wylam<\/h3>\n
Log Truck Driver Killed<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
ALDOT worker dies after being hit by vehicle<\/h3>\n
Worker killed at construction site of new Bucks arena<\/h3>\n
DeKalb Firefighter Dies In Traffic Accident<\/h3>\n
State inmate dies in industrial accident at poultry plant<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Port Angeles, WA — Aaron Cochran<\/strong>, an employee of\u00a0Double L Timber, Inc., was killed when\u00a0the loaded log truck he was driving around Lake Crescent heading east towards Port Angeles, crossed the centerline, and hit the guardrail, causing the truck to roll over. (Washington Department of Labor and Injuries Report)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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