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Another depressing installment of the Weekly Toll. \"\" Note that there are 39 fatalities listed here, going back, more or less, for about a week. There are an average of 13 workers killed every day on the job in the United States, which means the list below only covers about one-quarter of the workers actually killed on the job over the last week. \u00a0 I’m mainly dependent on news articles that arrive via Google Alerts, so any fatality that doesn’t merit a news article, probably won’t make the list.<\/p>\n

Tyson Foods employee killed after being hit by semi in parking lot<\/h3>\n

HENDERSON, KY –<\/span>Tyson Foods employee was killed after being hit by a semi<\/a> in the company parking lot. \u00a0Glen Hawkins, 59-years-old, of Hanson, Kentucky, an employee with Tyson Foods, was walking into work when a Mack Semi-Tractor Trailer struck him in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

One Dead In Construction Accident In Franklin County<\/h3>\n

FRANKFORT, Ky. \u00a0— One man died in\u00a0a construction accident<\/a> at a home on Switzer Lane. A worker fell from scaffolding on the site where a new home is being built. Sheriff Pat Melton says the crew was inside the home working on the ceiling when something went terribly wrong and one of the workers fell. The coroner has identified the man as 52-year-old Bryan Keith Murray.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrons subdue shooting suspect after barber killed in Mount Dora, cops say<\/h3>\n

Mt. Dora, FL — Patrons in a Mount Dora barber shop held down a man accused of fatally shooting an employee<\/a> Friday evening, police said. Police got a call about 6:30 p.m. that Wilfredo Nieves<\/strong>, 40, was shot in the head in the Old Highway 441 barber shop near Lucerne Drive, according to Mount Dora Police spokesman Michael Garcia. It all happened after a \u201cconfrontation\u201d in the business, Garcia said.<\/p>\n

Construction worker dies after ‘workplace mishap’ in Joliet<\/h3>\n

JOLIET, IL \u2013\u00a0A Lake in the Hills man died Friday<\/a> [April 15] after a workplace incident in Joliet.\u00a0Christopher J. Verstraete<\/strong> was pronounced dead at 9:13 a.m. in the Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center emergency room. Preliminary autopsy reports revealed Verstraete suffered an incised wound to the neck. Verstraete, 33, was a construction worker involved in a \u201cworkplace mishap\u201d in the 1100 block of Van Dyke Road, according to the coroner’s office.<\/p>\n

Dump Truck Driver Killed in Crash with Fuel Truck<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Luling, LA \u2013 A 44-year-old LaPlace woman was killed Thursday morning after an 18-wheeler hauling about 8,000 gallons of gasoline smashed into the back of a slow-moving dump truck <\/a>on Interstate 310 in Luling, according to Louisiana State Police. Chalanta Brown<\/strong>, the driver of the dump truck, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just after 8 a.m. on I-310 south between La. 18 and La. 3127, near the Hale Boggs Bridge in St. Charles Parish.\u00a0Brown was driving the 2008 Sterling dump truck in the right lane of I-310 south at a \u201cvery slow rate of speed\u201d when a 2013 Kenworth 18-wheeler, driven by a 31-year-old Gheens, LA. man, crashed into the rear of Brown\u2019s dump truck, state police said.<\/p>\n

Funeral set for Upstate officer killed in crash<\/h3>\n

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Funeral services have been set for a fallen police officer<\/a> with the Spartanburg Police Department. The department announced the funeral for Master Police Officer Jason Harris<\/strong> will take place Wednesday, April 19. Deputy Chief Jennifer Kindall said Harris died Thursday from injuries he sustained from a crash while responding to a call on his motorcycle Tuesday. The crash remains under investigation, but Kindall said early reports indicate a vehicle pulled out in front of him before it collided with his motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Sanitation worker dies after falling off truck in west Pasco<\/span><\/h3>\n

PORT RICHEY, FL \u2014 They often work under the cover of darkness, coming and going through alleys and near homes. But their job is not without risks. Six minutes before sunrise on Friday [April 14] , a sanitation worker fell off the left rear corner<\/a> of a garbage truck as it was backing up, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The truck then ran over him. Dantrell Gray<\/strong>, 25, of Spring Hill was taken to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Truck driver killed in crash involving multiple 18-wheelers on I-20 in Putnam<\/h3>\n

PUTNAM, Texas — A truck driver was killed Friday when his 18-wheeler slammed into the rear<\/a> of a second semi that had slowed for a third semi parked on the shoulder of Interstate 20 in Putnam.<\/p>\n

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Worker Killed by Dump Truck at Great Falls Construction Site<\/h3>\n

Reston, Virginia — A worker was killed in a construction accident<\/a> Thursday morning [April 14] at a Great Falls site, police say.\u00a0Investigation shows that 50-year-old Pedro Banegas<\/strong> of Sterling was working on mechanical issues at the front of a dump truck when another worker got into the truck. Apparently unaware of what Banegas was doing, the other man began moving the truck forward. Banegas was struck by the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Construction worker, 59, killed in ‘completely preventable’ plunge at Times Square site<\/h3>\n

New York, NY — A city hardhat plummeted 18 feet to his death <\/a>Wednesday in what city officials called a \u201ccompletely preventable\u201d construction accident in Times Square. Jose Cruz<\/strong>, 59, of Sunset Park, was helping remove part of a steel deck from a slab at 1604 Broadway, near W. 49th St., at about 11:05 a.m., when he fell from an I-beam near the second floor, officials said. He died at Mount Sinai West.\u00a0\u201cWe think it was completely preventable,\u201d said city Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler.<\/p>\n

1 Dead in Incident at Midlands Steel Plant<\/h3>\n

Cayce, SC \u00a0– The Lexington County Coroner’s office has identified the person killed at a steel plant<\/a> in\u00a0Cayce. Coroner Margaret Fisher says Corey Thomas Morris<\/strong>, 25, of Murrells Inlet S.C. was killed while working at the CMC Metals plant in\u00a0Cayce.\u00a0\u00a0She says Morris was a welder and that he was not an employee of CMC Metals, but was an employee of another company subcontracted to work at the facility. Morris died at the scene from the injuries he received in the accident.<\/p>\n

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Construction Employee Killed at Hudson Valley Work Site<\/h3>\n
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RED HOOK, N.Y.\u2014 Authorities say an accident at a work site in the Hudson Valley has claimed the life <\/a>of a 44-year-old woman. State police say the woman was an employee of Jeff Decker and Son Inc., of Rhinecliff, who was working to level a field in the northern Dutchess County town of Red Hook, on the Hudson River 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of Albany. Troopers say the operator of a bulldozer was moving the machine when he noticed his work partner had been struck by the vehicle.\u00a0Troopers on Friday identified her as Susan Coons<\/strong> from Elizaville in neighboring Columbia County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Man Killed In Work-Related Accident At ISOFlex Packaging<\/h3>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 51-year-old died in a work-related accident<\/a> at ISOFlex Packaging. The incident happened Wednesday evening at the plant in the 1100 block of Visco Drive. \u00a0The victim was identified as 51-year-old Timothy Evans<\/strong>. \u00a0According to reports, Evans was operating a baler when it became full. Both Evans and a coworker were trying to close the baler door when Evans suffered a head injury.<\/p>\n

Tractor-trailer wreck in Dickson kills one<\/h3>\n

DICKSON, Okla. — New details have been released in a semi-truck accident that left the driver dead <\/a>Tuesday morning. 51-year Billy Summitt<\/strong>, of Thackerville, was transporting a tanker of salt water from Dickson to Wilson, when O.H.P says he ran off Dickson Road and rolled onto the roof of his cab.<\/p>\n

Truck pinned driver leading to death<\/h3>\n

WELLSVILLE , OH \u2014 The Carroll County man who died Monday from an accident at the Columbiana County Port Authority\u2019s industrial park was pinned between his truck and the roll-off shipping container<\/a> he had just unloaded. The county coroner\u2019s office identified the victim as Clifford Foste<\/strong>r, 56, of Malvern. Foster drove a truck for Heritage Transport and had been picking up and dropping off shipping containers in an area of the industrial park under lease to Pier 48, which operates a riverfront terminal at the site.<\/p>\n