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<\/p>\nPRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) \u2014 State Police say a second person has died in a truck accident<\/a> on the West\u00a0Virginia\u00a0Turnpike. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports State Police say in a news release that 21-year-old\u00a0West Virginia\u00a0Parkways Authority employee Richard Lambert<\/strong> died Saturday at a hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. State Police said a tractor-trailer hit two Parkways Authority vehicles on the side of the road and the three employees standing next to them Thursday along Interstate 77 in Mercer County. Also killed was 32-year-old Parkways employee Nathan Thompson<\/strong>. Both Thompson and Lambert were from the Kegley area. Nineteen-year-old Ethan Kestner of the Princeton area was injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Frostproof, FL — On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 9:22 a.m., deputies from the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office, along with Frostproof Fire and Polk EMS, responded to a fatal workplace accident<\/a> at David Keen\u2019s Auto Repair at 101 Scenic Highway North, in Frostproof. 53-year-old Brian Jones, of 394 6th<\/sup>\u00a0Street West, Frostproof, was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics. According to the preliminary investigation, a truck which was being worked on by Jones, began to roll off of a mechanical lift. Jones tried to stop the truck from rolling, and it fell on top of him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n New York, NY — On Sept. 11, 2001, FDNY firefighter Michael McDonald<\/strong> was watching TV from his Farmingville home as the first plane struck the World Trade Center<\/a>. He left home that day, heading\u00a0straight to Ground Zero via\u00a0the Long Island Expressway, which was closed to all traffic except emergency responders. \u201cHe was there when the second tower fell,\u201d Diana McDonald said. \u201cHe worked long shifts in the forthcoming days, weeks and months at Ground Zero.\u201d On Aug. 11, Michael McDonald died of lung\u00a0cancer. He was\u00a064. He is the 181st\u00a0member of the FDNY to die from a 9\/11-related illness, officials said. He retired\u00a0in May 2012 after 28 years of service. He spent his entire career at Ladder 128 in Queens.<\/p>\n Kansas City, MO — A spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a worker has died<\/a> after being hit by a steel beam Monday in Kansas City. The incident happened about 4:30 p.m. at an industrial site east of downtown.\u00a0 According to the spokesperson, the man was working for Continental Steel Fabrication when he was hit by a 2,000-pound steel beam and killed. Family members have identified the man as Rick Ham<\/strong>.\u00a0The spokesperson says OSHA has opened an investigation into the incident to determine if the company was following all regulations at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n Missouri City, TX – A woman opened fire at a large\u00a0food\u00a0warehouse in Texas early Monday, killing a manager and injuring a fellow employee<\/a>, authorities said. The alleged shooter, an employee of the warehouse, also died after the incident and subsequent shootout at the Ben E. Keith Foods building in Missouri City, about 20 miles outside of Houston, police said. Employee Kristine Peralez allegedly shot the two victims around 2 a.m. when about 20 to 25 employees were in the facility, according to the Missouri City Police.\u00a0Warehouse manager Francisco Reyes<\/strong> was shot and died at the scene, police said, and employee Fredencio Janas was hospitalized to be treated for a gunshot wound to his leg.<\/p>\n SACRAMENTO, CA\u00a0 \u2014 A preliminary report says a firefighter died last week<\/a> from falling\u00a0tree<\/span><\/span>\u00a0debris after a retardant drop on California\u2019s largest-ever wildfire. The \u201cblue sheet\u201d summary report by California\u00a0fire<\/span><\/span>\u00a0officials says Battalion Chief Matthew Burchett<\/strong> was struck by falling tree debris on Aug. 13\u00a0at the Mendocino Complex Fire<\/a>\u00a0after a\u00a0large<\/span><\/span>\u00a0air tanker completed a drop. Three other firefighters had minor injuries.<\/p>\n Hoover, AL — A truck driver was run over by his own rig<\/a> in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Alabama on Friday. The accident happened on Friday, August 17th in Hoover, Alabama. According to police investigations, 56-year-old driver Anthony Fidel Martin<\/strong> stopped his 2015 Freightliner in the parking lot of the Home Depot off of Highway 280 to \u201cperform a task\u201d when his big rig began to roll.<\/p>\n Conway, AR — A truck service worker died after he was hit by a vehicle<\/a> on Interstate 40 in Conway around 2 a.m. Aug. 12, according to an Arkansas State Police report. Kenneth Weldon-Trase Ellis<\/strong>, 33, of Leslie had just finished repairing a flat tire on a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the 127 mile-marker entrance ramp when he was hit by a 1986 Nissan, authorities said.<\/p>\n DETROIT, MI\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0A Detroit police officer died Wednesday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver<\/a> on Saturday Aug. 4 on the west side of the city.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>At a news conference at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, Police Chief James Craig said that officer Fadi Shukur<\/strong> would \u201calways be remembered for his magnetic smile.\u201d Mayor Mike Duggan and other city and police officials were in attendance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEveryone\u2019s heart is broken in the city for a good man, a newlywed,\u201d Duggan said. \u201cOur prayers are with his family.\u201d Shukur, 30, was struck while he was walking to his car after assisting other Detroit Police officers responding to a crowd control situation in the area of the 18000 West McNichols. He\u00a0suffered a brain injury and was hospitalized in critical condition until he died Wednesday.<\/p>\n Yakima, WA — Evans Fruit Company employee Eutimio Alvarez<\/strong> was driving a tractor with a sprayer on road when he drove off road, tipping the tractor over. [Source: Washington Department of Labor and Industries]<\/p>\n Orlando, FL — A man died after falling into a vat of oil<\/a> at a plant Disney World uses to recycle food waste, according to the\u00a0Washington Post. The incident happened shortly after midnight Tuesday at a facility near Disney World. According to the Post, two men were emptying oil and grease into the vat when a worker, later identified as 61-year-old John Korody<\/strong> slipped and fell into the vat. Korody\u2019s co-worker tried to pull him out, but the fumes from the oil and grease overwhelmed both of the men. A spokesperson for Walt Disney World confirmed Korody wasn\u2019t an employee of the resort, but of Harvest Power, the company that converts the food waste into renewable energy.<\/p>\n Quincy, WA — Ramiro Zavala, orchard manager for L&B Enterprises was making rounds of orchard on an ATV after checking on night time spray operation when he struck the end of a row of apple bins. He was propelled through the air and suffered fatal head trauma and broken neck.\u00a0 Zavala’s body was found in the morning by another employee heading to work.\u00a0[Source: Washington Department of Labor and Industries]<\/p>\n PHILADELPHIA, PA –A worker has died after being trapped in a trench<\/a> in Philadelphia\u2019s East Oak Lane neighborhood Thursday morning. Family members who prayed as they waited hours for word about the man identified him as\u00a0Anthony Smith,<\/strong> a master plumber and father of two. “He\u2019s a great family man, he has two beautiful children, a great wife,”\u00a0family member Kevin Blake told NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville.\u00a0“He\u2019s a hard working guy bro, he helps everybody.” Two other workers were nearby and were not hurt. But Smith, who was in the trench when it collapsed, was trapped for most of the day.\u00a0 Despite lengthy rescue efforts by about 100 responders, he could not be saved. Rescuers worked for about five hours to locate Smith, whose body was found about 15 feet below ground level among concrete, wiring and pipes. His body was finally recovered after nearly nine hours of digging.<\/p>\n Port Arthur, TX — Police have released the name of a man who died after being exposed to a chemical inside a tank<\/a> at Tubal-Cain Marine Services on Friday. The deceased is identified as Tyler Winfree<\/strong>, 21, of Bridge City. Police were called around 1:34 p.m. to the facility at 8700 Old Ferry Road near the Veteran\u2019s Memorial Bridge in reference to a man down, according to police. Initial investigation indicates that an industrial accident occurred and as a result the man died. Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Marc DeRouen said the victim had been exposed to ethylene dichloride. An autopsy has been ordered<\/p>\n East Orange, NJ — A 55-year-old grocery store employee was\u00a0killed Thursday morning<\/a> in East Orange, authorities said.\u00a0\u00a0Tarlok Singh,<\/strong> who worked at the Park Deli & Grocery on North Park Street, was pronounced dead at the deli on Thursday morning, according to a statement released from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.\u00a0He was killed at about 7:30 a.m., authorities said. Singh’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, the statement said. A cousin, Karnail Singh, told ABC7 that\u00a0Tarlok Singh was stabbed in the chest.<\/p>\n HOUSTON, TX – One worker died after a fire and series of pipeline explosions<\/a> two days ago in Midland County, Texas, officials said on Friday. The name and age of the worker who died was not provided. He succumbed to his injuries on Friday. The explosions occurred late Wednesday morning, when workers from two pipeline companies were investigating a underground gas leak. Two firefighters on the scene were also injured during the explosion. Kinder Morgan Inc and Navitas Midstream Partners both said at least one employee was injured. The accident occurred in the Permian Basin, where oil and gas activity has surged in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Lemoore, CA — A tomato plant employee died after he was run over by a tomato truck<\/a> Thursday morning in Lemoore. Just after 5:30 a.m., officers received a report of a traffic collision at the Olam Tomato Processing plant in the 1100 block of South 19th Avenue, according to Lemoore Police Department.\u00a0 An investigation revealed an employee driving the truck and trailer was having mechanical problems pulling out of a loading dock. The victim, Randall Phillips<\/strong>, 59, of Lemoore, attempted to help the driver by releasing a valve that was underneath the trailer. The driver, not knowing Phillips was underneath, began driving the truck forward, causing a trailer to strike him, police said.<\/p>\n LOVE COUNTY, Okla. \u2013 An electrical worker was killed<\/a> in an accident in Love County earlier this week. It happened near the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway 96 in western Love County around 1 p.m. Thursday.\u00a0According to KXII,\u00a045-year-old Ronald Moore<\/strong>, an employee of Red River Valley Rural Electric Association, was killed \u201cafter coming in contact with an energized power line while working to maintain electric infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Redding, CA — In the history of California wildfires there has never been anything like it: A churning tornado filled with fire, the size of three football fields. An official report describes in chilling detail the intensity of the rare fire phenomenon and how quickly it took the life of Redding firefighter<\/a> Jeremy Stoke,<\/strong> who was enveloped in seconds as he tried to evacuate residents on July 26. . The smoke-and-fire tornado was about 300 metres wide at its base and shot approximately 12 kilometres into the sky, according to the report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It reached speeds of up to 265kph, with temperatures that likely exceeded 1,480 degrees Celsius. Stoke was one of eight people killed since the blaze started. The 37-year-old fire inspector was driving his pickup truck down a Redding road, working on evacuating people from the larger blaze, when he radioed out a “mayday” call, according to the report. Stoke said he, “needed a water drop and was getting burned over”, the report said. Then Stoke’s transmissions abruptly stopped. His remains were not found until the next day.<\/p>\n KINGSTON, MA — A 49-year-old Tractor Trailer\u00a0truck driver from Seekonk was killed Friday morning\u00a0<\/a>when the rig he was driving ran off the side of Route 44 in Kingston\u00a0and crashed. The\u00a0crash occurred about\u00a06:25 a.m. State police said\u00a0the driver was\u00a0taken to Beth Israel Hospital\u00a0in Plymouth, where he was pronounced dead.\u00a0 Preliminary information\u00a0indicates the driver may have suffered some sort of medical issue just before the crash. The truck\u00a0was traveling\u00a0east when it ran off the right side of the highway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bend, OR – A 76-year-old Milton-Freewater man faces manslaughter, DUII, hit-and-run and other charges in a crash Tuesday night in a northeast Oregon repaving project construction zone that killed a highway flagger<\/a>, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. Leman Bledsoe was arrested in the crash that occurred around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday \u00a0on state Highway 11 at milepost 16 near Athena, OSP Captain Tim Fox said. A preliminary investigation indicates the construction zone flagger, Tyresa Monaghan<\/strong>, 49, of Kennewick, Wash., had a vehicle stopped when Bledsoe’s silver 2005 Chrysler minivan side-swiped the stopped vehicle and struck Monaghan. She sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene, Fox said.<\/p>\n SEDALIA, Mo – A bricklayer has died<\/a> while working on a job site Wednesday in west-central Missouri.\u00a0 A U.S. Department of Labor spokesperson tells\u00a0Missourinet\u00a0preliminary information indicates that workers were building a brick silo when the silo fell and struck the worker, eventually leading to the employee\u2019s death. The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation into the death of the employee of Independence-based Bonilla Masonry LLC.\u00a0 The general contractor at the site is Springfield-based Morelock.<\/p>\n ANDOVER, Kan. (AP\/KWCH) \u2014\u00a0<\/span>An employee at an Andover country club has died days after a brick pillar fell on him<\/a>. Andover police say Jeff Williams<\/strong> died Wednesday from injuries he suffered on Sunday at the Terradyne Country Club. Williams was an assistant superintendent at the golf course. Chief Chad Russell says the pillar fell on the 27-year-old man while maintenance crews were digging trying to find a water leak. An 18-year-old employee who was also trapped sustained non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n SAN JOSE, CA\u00a0 \u2014 The death of a construction company employee<\/a> at downtown San Jose\u2019s Silvery Towers site Thursday has triggered a state worker-safety probe into the development, which was already marred by allegations of underpayment of workers and project delays. The investigation by Cal OSHA began after the discovery that a person had fallen at the Silvery Towers site, where two residential towers are being built at 188 W. St. James Street near North San Pedro Street. The deceased individual, whose identity wasn\u2019t immediately released, was on the payroll of Swinerton, a consultant on the construction project, which is being developed by China-based Full Power Properties, whose local offices are in Foster City.<\/p>\n Cookville, TN — A Cookeville man succumbed to injuries following an industrial accident<\/a> late Wednesday morning.\u00a0 Algood Police Chief Dale Armour said Dewey Mayberry<\/strong>, 65, was performing typical job duties at M.E. Industries, Inc. in Algood when a highly pressurized tank went off and hit him in the chest. “They (the tanks) are about the size of a salad plate, so about six inches in diameter, but the metal is really thick,” Armour said.\u00a0 Mayberry was transported to Cookeville Regional Medical Center where he later died from the injuries.\u00a0\u00a0M.E. Industries Inc. is an refueling equipment company. According to the company website, it manufactures filters and filter separators for the U.S. military and commercial aviation customers. They also make custom filter housings and pressure vessels.<\/p>\n LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) \u2014\u00a0<\/span>Authorities have released the name of a construction worker killed when a steel grate fell on him<\/a> in northeast Lincoln. Police identified the man as 27-year-old Cameron McThenia<\/strong>, who lived in Lincoln. Authorities say McThenia was talking to a co-worker when the grate fell on him Monday.<\/p>\n LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C.\u00a0– A volunteer firefighter died Tuesday in an industrial accident<\/a> in Lincoln County, officials said. Dewayne Adams<\/strong> served with the North Gaston Fire Department for the past five years. Officials said he was killed while working at American Tire Distributors.\u00a0\u00a0According to preliminary information provided by the Division, Adams was pinned between a wall and a tractor-trailer rig<\/a> when the driver attempted to back up, unaware that Adams was standing behind the rig. Adams was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n Las Vegas, NV — The Clark County Coroner\u2019s Office has identified an employee killed by a heavy piece of machinery<\/a> early Thursday at a North Las Vegas architectural metal and metal-cutting business. North Las Vegas firefighters\u00a0responded within five minutes\u00a0of a call about the incident around 9 a.m. at Vegas Laser & Waterjet at 4188 N. Pecos Road, near Alexander Road, fire chief Joseph Calhoun said. When firefighters lifted the machinery, the man, 21-year-old Braden Liu,<\/strong> had already died, Calhoun said.<\/p>\nWorkplace Accident Resulted in Death of Frostproof Man<\/h3>\n
Michael McDonald, retired FDNY from Farmingville who worked at Ground Zero, dies<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Worker dies after being hit by 2,000-pound steel beam near downtown Kansas City<\/h3>\n
Employee opens fire at Texas food warehouse, killing manager, police say<\/h3>\n
Firefighter Killed In Mendocino Complex Died After Fire Retardant\u00a0Drop<\/h3>\n
Driver pinned, killed by own rig after slipping off rolling truck\u2019s running board<\/h3>\n
Serviceman hit, killed by car on I-40<\/h3>\n
Arab American police officer killed in hit-and-run in Detroit<\/h3>\n
Fruit Company Driver Killed in Crash<\/h3>\n
Worker dies after falling into vat of oil near Disney World<\/h3>\n
Orchard Manager Killed<\/h3>\n
Plumber, Father of 2, Dies in Philadelphia Trench Collapse<\/h3>\n
Worker killed in industrial accident identified<\/h3>\n
Sikh community condemns ‘brutal attack’ of worker found dead in deli<\/h3>\n
Texas Gas Pipeline Explosions Kill 1 Worker, Injure 4 Others<\/h3>\n
Employee killed in gruesome accident at South Valley processing plant<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Electrical worker killed in accident in Love\u00a0County<\/h3>\n
Record-breaking fire tornado killed California firefighter Jeremy Stoke<\/h3>\n
Seekonk truck driver killed in Kingston rig crash<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
One flagger killed, 2nd injured in work-zone crashes<\/h3>\n
Brick Silo Falls, Kills Worker in Sedalia<\/h3>\n
Andover golf course worker dies following pillar collapse<\/h3>\n
Silvery Towers project site death in San Jose triggers state probe<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Man dies after industrial accident<\/h3>\n
OSHA opens probe into man’s death<\/h3>\n
Authorities identify worker killed when grate fell on him<\/h3>\n
Volunteer firefighter dies while working at Lincoln County industrial plan<\/h3>\n
Man crushed by machinery at North Las Vegas business ID\u2019d<\/h3>\n
Railroad employee who died after being pinned under rail car wheel identified<\/h3>\n
East St. Louis, MO – A man finishing painting a large waste container was killed when he was crushed by the falling container<\/a> on Friday morning at a business in East St. Louis. A St. Clair County coroner\u2019s investigator was called to\u00a0 Wastequip, 2701 Converse Ave., on Friday afternoon. St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the deceased man as Kenneth J. Woltering<\/strong>, of Carlyle.<\/p>\n Potomac, MD — A construction worker died after an accident<\/a> at the Heights School in Potomac on Thursday. Montgomery County Police have identified John Thomas Moran Jr.<\/strong>, 27, from North East, Md., as the construction worker who died while working on a construction project for the school. Fire and rescue services responded to a call at the Heights School on Seven Locks Road at around 8:43 a.m. Thursday for a report of a construction accident. According to police, the construction crew had been working on moving a portable building outside the school, when the moving building struck Morgan, who died from his injuries at the scene.<\/p>\n FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO\u00a0—\u00a0<\/strong>A man was killed Friday morning when his truck went off a highway<\/a> here and crashed into a barn and house. Michael V. Ley<\/strong>, 57, of Washington, Mo., was southbound on Highway 185 about 10:25 a.m. when his truck traveled off the right side of the roadway south of Liberty School Road, according to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report. Ley’s 1990 Freightliner FL70 truck skidded and he pulled it back onto the highway, but the truck went off the left side of the roadway. The truck then struck a barn before it crashed into a house, police said.\u00a0 Ley was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been wearing a seat belt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Beaumont, TX — A man has died after being struck in the head with logs<\/a> in an industrial accident Wednesday, according to information from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 12 p.m. officials responded to a call about a man who was hit in the back of the head at South Texas Logging & Transport Company, LCSO said. Matthew Aaron Seller<\/strong>s, 33, is believed to have been in the blind spot of the loading vehicle carrying logs when he was struck.<\/p>\n Boyertown, PA — A Boyertown-area man was killed in an industrial accident<\/a> at a Robeson Township quarry, authorities said Thursday morning.\u00a0Brent Cosner<\/strong>, 29, of Colebrookdale Township was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. at his workplace at Birdsboro Materials, 1267 Haycreek Rd., by Berks County Deputy Coroner Kurt E. Katzenmoyer. Officials said Cosner got caught in a conveyor belt at the quarry.<\/p>\n NEW ROCHELLE, NY\u00a0\u2014\u00a0A 20-year veteran officer of the New Rochelle Police Department died Aug. 16 from cancer<\/a> developed from assisting search and rescue efforts after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Officer Katheleen O\u2019Connor-Funigiello<\/strong> is survived by her husband, three step-children and five siblings,\u00a0ODMP reports. Seventy-two officers from eight local, state and federal agencies were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 when al Qaeda terrorists crashed four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Heavy air contamination resulting from the attacks at Ground Zero led to the illness and deaths of several first responders in the years following the incident.<\/p>\n GREENBURGH, NY –\u00a0<\/span>A moving company employee is dead after being pinned under a tractor-trailer in the town of Greenburgh. Police say the accident happened on Spencer Court near Shaw Lane on Wednesday morning. The victim is a 36-year-old man who worked for the “Reliable Van and Storage” company in New Jersey.\u00a0Police say the driver of the moving truck accidentally backed up while the victim was trying to fix the wheels.<\/p>\n HARBORCREEK, PA\u00a0 \u2013 Authorities say a man was driving drunk when he struck and killed a Wisconsin woman<\/a> who was working at a construction site in western Pennsylvania. Jacqueline Ohly<\/strong> was helping to install cable guide rails along Interstate 90 in Harborcreek when she was struck around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The 26-year-old Stevens Point resident was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.<\/p>\nCONSTRUCTION WORKER DIES AT HEIGHTS SCHOOL<\/h3>\n
Truck driver killed in Franklin County crash<\/h3>\n
Man killed in industrial accident<\/h3>\n
Victim identified in fatal accident at Robeson Township quarry<\/h3>\n
NY officer dies of 9\/11-related illness<\/h3>\n
Moving company employee killed by tractor-trailer<\/h3>\n
Pa. construction worker killed by drunken hit-and-run drive<\/h3>\n
Yorktown man dies after industrial accident in Hampton<\/h3>\n