This week's Weekly Toll continues with the list of workers from 2013 that we were provided and not previously found. Where we have been able to locate a link to the incident, we have included it. As always our hearts go out to the family and friends who lost their lives on the job.
JUNE 2013
June 1, 2013 - South San Francisco, CA - 66 year old Larry Bailey was killed on the job when he fell from an elevated platform. He was painting from a pallet that was elevated on the forks of a fork truck when he fell. He was employed by K. Wilson & Co., Inc.
June 3, 2013 - Carlsbad, NM - 23 year old David L. Duran died on the job as he was attempting to disassemble and move a crane. A chain on the rig began to fall and as he reached to stop it from falling, he fell off the rig. He was harnessed but not tied off. He was employed by Wilbanks Trucking, Inc.
June 3, 2013 - Spirit Lake, IA - 40 year old Cory Ritzer died at hospital after he was struck in the head. He was directing a skid steer loader to the edge of a trench to fill when the edge collapsed sending the machine into Ritzer. He was employed by Tom's Plumbing & Heating, LLC.
June 4, 2013 - Westport, CT - 34 year old Walter Pani Chimbo of died after he slipped and fell from a roof while working for G & G Enterprises LLC.
June 4, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ - 56 year old John Edgar Coolidge died after falling from a 12 foot ladder when he lost his balance. He was an independent cameraman working in the film industry.
June 4, 2013 - Radford, VA - 39 year old Steven Anthony Cox was killed on the job when he was struck by a tractor trailer semi truck. He was performing routine maintenance along a roadway for Infrastructure Corporation.
June 5, 2013 - West Monroe, LA - 38 year old Alfredo Zavala died after he fell through a hole at the Graphic Packaging Paper Mill. He was employed by Industrial Roofing and Construction LLC.
June 6, 2013 - East Ridge, TN - 43 year old Roger Lee was killed on the job when he fell from the roof of a building. He was using a pulley system to pull a compressor to the roof's edge but it hung up on the gutter causing the rope to break. He and the machine fell from the elevation. He was working for Jake Marshall Service, Inc.
June 10, 2013 - Bridgewater, NJ - 37 year old Michael Spencer died on the job after he was struck by a pipe wrench. He was employed by Kmetz, Inc.
June 10, 2013 - Butte, MT - 37 year old Jason St. Pierre died on the job when he fell from an unknown elevation, suffering a concussion and abrasions. He was working for Mike Rasnick.
June 11, 2013 - Oswego, NY - 44 year old John Halstead, Jr. of Fulton was killed on the job when a trailer he was helping to dismantle collapsed on top of him. He was working for Gerald Shepard.
June 11, 2013 - Port of Camden, NJ - 56 year old John Mahoney of Sicklerville died after he was struck by a forklift, receiving several traumatic injuries. He was a member of the International Longshoreman's Association working at the Beckett Street Terminal.
June 11, 2013 - Laurel, MD - 40 year old Erik Meekins of Baltimore suffered fatal head trauma after being struck by a motorist during road construction. He was employed by Road Safety, LLC.
June 12, 2013 - Salesville, OH - 44 year old Craig Alan Bontekoe from Manistique, MI died on the job from heat exhaustion caused cardiac event. He was employed by New Wave Energy Services, Inc. and Legends Oil Drilling Co.
June 12, 2013 - Bluemont, VA - 79 year old Donald Saylor died on the job when he was struck in the head and neck by a horse. He was holding a rope lead for the horse when it lunged, causing him to fall. He was working for Rock Hill Farm.
June 12, 2013 - Arlington, TX - 60 year old Darrell Mills died on the job after he was struck by an unknown object while working for Docks and More.
June 14, 2013 - Ghent, WV - 44 year old John Sparks died on the job from a fall from an unknown elevation while working for Brian's Home Improvements, Inc.
June 14, 2013 - New Orleans, LA - 32 year old Nelson Reyes died after receiving an electric shock in unknown circumstances while working for Beep Me Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
June 16, 2013 - Woodland, NJ - 40 year old Jose Delcid was killed on the job when he was struck by a tree limb that was cut by another worker who was higher in the tree. He was working for Greenway Lawncare and Landscaping.
June 17, 2013 - Corning, NY - 52 year old William Schaeffer was electrocuted and then suffered a cardiac event while working at the Town of Corning rail yard for JMG Construction Corp.
June 18, 2013 - Altoona, WI - 65 year old James Bridges of Eau Claire died on the job after falling from an elevation at a residential construction site. He was employed by C & E Wurzer Builders LLC.
June 18, 2013 - Frisco, TX - 36 year old Victor Hugo died on the job after falling from an elevation under unknown circumstances while working for JAA Construction.
June 18, 2013 - Ponce, Puerto Rico - 68 year old Ismael Perez Baez was killed on the job when he was buried in a trench collapse while placing formwork. He was then struck by an excavation machine. He was working for Optima Contratista General.
June 19, 2013 - Des Moines, IA - 37 year old Michael Grant was killed on the job when he was pinned between a garbage truck and a parked semi truck as he was directing a wrecker to back up to the disabled garbage truck. He was working for Recycling, Inc.
June 19, 2013 - Desert Center, CA - 49 year old Art Morales became ill from the heat while working for E Light Electric Services, Inc. He refused medical treatment at the time but collapsed later while talking with a coworker.
June 20, 2013 - Indianapolis, IN - 71 year old Richard Gene Bray died on the job after he fell through a roof skylight as he tried to remove fasteners from the skylight. He was employed by Bray-Independent Contractor.
June 22, 2013 - Hughson, CA - 43 year old Marco A. Flores fell ill and died at hospital while working as an irrigator for Duarte Nursery, Inc.
June 23, 2013 - Las Cruses, NM - 38 year old Raymond Duran was injured on June 11th when he was struck in the chest by a reciprocating saw a coworker was using. When that worker lowed the saw, it slung back striking Duran in the chest and puncturing his heart. He was employed by Outlaw Construction Company.
June 24, 2013 - Rye, NH - 57 year old David French of Franklin died after falling from a roof height ladder, then striking a deck railing before landing on the ground. He was working for Peggy Arend.
June 24, 2013 - Waxahachie, TX - 53 year old Burl Dean Blevins died on the job after he fell from an unknown elevation, causing head injuries. He was employed by KBS Enterprises, LLC.
June 24, 2013 - Vieques, Puerto Rico - 73 year old Elliot Guzman was killed on the job when he was struck by a concrete beam that was knocked over by a truck he was directing to back up. He was employed by Municipio De Vieques Saneamien.
June 24, 2013 - Cantril, IA - 28 year old Jerome Horst died of an injury related to a forklift while working for Cantril Feed and Grain.
June 24, 2013 - Muscatine, IA - 65 year old Lyle Wayne Haury died of head trauma as a tornado swept through the area he was working in. He and others sought shelter but he was found, after it passed, with head injuries. He was working at Krieger Collision Center.
June 24, 2013 - Knoxville, TN - 28 year old Dr. Zackary Rose was found unconscious in a breakroom of the University of TN where he was an anesthesiology resident.
June 24, 2013 - Seeley, CA - 56 year old Richard Jones died of probably natural causes at a solar facility. He was found unresponsive next to his work truck. He was employed by CLP, a skilled labor staffing agency.
June 25, 2013 - Chicago, IL - 36 year old Ronald H. Guyton, Jr. of Aurora died from heat stroke while working for Aldridge Electric, Inc.
June 25, 2013 - Monticello, KY - 29 year old Kevin Miller was owner of Townsend Tree Service and using an elevated bucket truck to lower branches he was cutting. The branches became too heavy for the bucket and toppled the bucket.
June 26, 2013 - San Jose, CA - 52 year old Guadalupe Arteaga died on the job from electrocution when a climbing rope made contact with an overhead power line. He was employed by Lupe's Tree Service & Landscape.
June 27, 2013 - Boca Raton, FL - 22 year old Michael Sosa was killed on the job from electrocution in unknown circumstances while working for Tim Graboski Roofing, Inc.
June 27, 2013 - Columbia, IL - 60 year old Dennis Fassel died on the job of natural causes when he suddenly slumped over the steering wheel while driving his City of Columbia Public Works truck. His passenger was able to stop the truck.
June 28, 2013 - Saraland, AL - 47 year old Walter Pitts died after he was struck by an unknown object while working for Hosea O. Weaver and Sons, Inc.
JULY 2013
July 3, 2013 - Ordway, CO - 32 year old Nicholas W. Wilson was killed on the job when he was struck by an unknown object while working for Midwest Mole, Inc.
July 3, 2013 - Groveland, CA - 21 year old Annais Rittenberg died on the job when she was struck by a falling tree. She was sitting around an eating area and campfire circle when an oak tree spontaneously broke and fell. She was near Yosemite, CA at Camp Tawonga / United Jewish Community.
July 5, 2013 - New York, NY - 55 year old Abbas Bahnam-Bakhsh of Staten Island died on the job after being struck by pipes falling when harness used to hoist them from the truck broke. He was working on Governor's Island for Bedford-Carp Construction JV, Inc.
July 5, 2013 - Miramonte, CA - 55 year old Bruce Michigan was a maintenance supervisor for Sequoia Lakes Conference Center and was working with others on a plumbing install when he fell ill and collapsed.
July 5, 2013 - Bluffton, SC - 44 year old John Trerotola was killed on the job by electrocution when he touched a live wire in the attic of a home he was working in for Dedicated Electric, Inc.
July 5, 2013 - Honolulu, HI - 73 year old Marvlee Naukana-Gild suffered fatal head trauma after falling down a concrete stairway to the landing while working for UHM-School of Hawaiian Knowledge.
July 5, 2013 - Waterloo, IA - 35 year old Deea Lauritzen died on the job when she was buried in a trench collapse while repairing a sewer line for Strickfort Construction Corporation.
July 8, 2013 - Caruthers, CA - 30 year old Manuel Sanzon was killed on the job when he was struck by a work truck. As he was walking to his truck, it began to move. The passenger attempted to stop the truck but instead stepped on the gas, running the truck into Sanzon. He was employed by Watson Ag Chemicals, Inc.
July 8, 2013 - Portland, OR - 50 year old Jon Wright died on the job after he lost control of his vacuum truck and crashed into a creek bank. He was employed with Lovett, Inc.
July 9, 2013 - Nowata, OK - 38 year old Jesus Valencia Martinez of Bartlesville died on the job when he fell from the roof of an historic hotel being restored in Nowata. No one witnessed the incident. He was working for the hotel's owner, James Mitchell.
July 9, 2013 - El Paso, TX - 22 year old Cheyenne Rhodes died of electrocution while working at the El Paso International Airport for Johnson Controls, Inc.
July 9, 2013 - Lexington, KY - 25 year old Christopher Holt suffered a fatal heart attack while standing on a fixed ladder. He then fell backwards, striking his head on the floor. He was working for The Fresh Market, Inc.
July 10, 2013 - Pago Pago, American Samoa - 39 year old Fa'tateleupu Nakiso was killed on the job when he was electrocuted while working for McConnell Dowell Constructors.
July 10, 2013 - Medina, OH - 30 year old Michael Krebs suffered a fatal electric shock inside a trench containing water at Fox Meadows Country Club. Reports state he may have fallen in and tried to grap a cut wire to pull himself out and it was live. He was employed by Fore Golf Management, LLC dba Fox Meadows Country Club.
July 11, 2013 - Fort Wayne, IN - 19 year old Jeff Shelmadine and his grandfather, 67 year old Blaine Miller were killed on the job when they were struck by a semi truck. Miller owned Blaine Miller Road Service and both were assisting a broken down semi driver when another semi driver slammed into both trucks. The driver who struck them was not seriously hurt, and Tyrek Murphy, (see below) the driver the pair were assisting, died on July 23rd.
July 12, 2013 - Portage, IN - 53 year old Paul Grott died of a cardiac event while working at a drug store making a delivery for Coca-Cola Refreshments.
July 15, 2013 - Quinton, VA - 46 year old David R. Black died on the job when he fell down a stairway from a second floor new home construction. He was working for Crosby Plumbing & Water Treatment.
July 16, 2013 - Oakland, CA - 45 year old Joy Daniels suffered a seizure while operating a powered industrial truck for Total Terminals International.
July 16, 2013 - Atlantic Mine, MI - 38 year old James Spagnotti died of electrocution and a fall from scaffolding while working as a volunteer at a private home for Amazing Grace Ministries.
July 17, 2013 - Batesville, IN - 56 year old Steven W. Bouldin was installing a flat screen TV in a funeral home when he collapsed and was found by a coworker. He died at hospital of natural causes. He was working for The Premier Group.
July 17, 2013 - Greenfield, IN - 48 year old Jerry Moon died of hyperthermia (heat stress) while taking a break in the shade. He was a residential roofer for Blunk's Building and Remodeling.
July 18, 2013 - Redding, CA - 51 year old Ralph Stewart suffered a fatal cardiac event after becoming too hot while working in an non air conditioned environment. He was employed by Shasta County Health & Human Services.
July 19, 2013 - Hoboken, NJ - 47 year old James Green was killed on the job from electrocution in an unknown incident while working for Logram-Eastern Electric Corporation.
July 19, 2013 - LaVergne, TN - 51 year old John Meyer died on the job after being injured on July 12th when he was pinned inside a tire assembly machine and suffered head and chest trauma. He was employed by Bridgestone America's Tire.
July 19, 2013 - Florham Park, NJ - 52 year old Alfredo Rodrigues of Union died on the job of electrocution while working for PCS Wireless, LLC. Circumstances unknown.
July 19, 2013 - W. Lafayette, IN - 53 year old Jay E. Summers was killed on the job when he was struck by a trailer being pulled by a truck in a work zone. He was employed by Fairfield Contractors.
July 20, 2013 - Danbury, CT - 61 year old Kevin Moroney died on the job from a natural cardiac event while working for Custom Exterior Systems, Inc.
July 22, 2013 - Robersonville, NC - 25 year old Juan Carlos Perez died during surgery after his arm was caught in, and he was pulled into, a tobacco harvester machine while working for Paul Harris Farms, Inc.
July 22, 2013 - New Castle, IN - 55 year old Richard Rawles died on the job after the tandem semi he was driving crashed down an embankment as he attempted to avoid an accident. He was employed by United Parcel Service, Inc.
July 22, 2013 - Fullerton, CA - 45 year old Jose Barra died on the job of possible electrocution or cardiac event while working to install an exhaust fan in the attic of a private residence. He was working for Jose Luis Barragan.
July 23, 2013 - Bristol, RI - 46 year old David Dupee of Bozrah, CT was killed on the job when he fell from the Mount Hope Bridge in Bristol, RI. He was performing steel painting and repair work on the bridge. He was employed by TDA Construction, Inc.
July 23, 2013 - Fort Wayne, IN - 25 year old Tyrek Murphy died of blunt force trauma and leg amputation when a tractor trailer semi driver crashed into his truck as it was being serviced on the roadway on July 11th. He was working for Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.
July 23, 2013 - Plymouth, MA - 26 year old Jason Faria of Fall River was killed on the job when a concrete form he was harnessed to came loose and fell. He was working for Diaz Construction Co, Inc.
July 23, 2013 - Fort Wayne, IN - 44 year old Rafael Torres-Diaz was killed on the job when he fell from a tree. He was attached to a safety line working in the tree, but as the tree was rotted it broke, causing him to fall. He was working for Tree 3 Rivers Landscaping.
July 23, 2013 - Dallas, TX - 23 year old Acosta Gaston died after falling from an unknown elevation and suffering head injuries while working for Sergio A. Gaytan.
July 23, 2013 - Aberdeen, SD - 66 year old Larry Huffman died after being struck by a semi "pup" trailer while working on a construction site for Lien Transportation Company.
July 24, 2013 - Charleston, SC - 55 year old Ernest Paterchak died on the job when he became pinned between a moving concrete truck axle and a forklift while working for MB Kahn Construction Company.
July 25, 2013 - Evanston, IL - 44 year old Francisco Mondragon Acosta was killed on the job when he was struck by an unknown object while working for J&M Hauling Co., Inc.
July 25, 2013 - Hobart, IN - 59 year old Cvetko Gjorseski collapsed during a lunch break while working for Airtek, Inc. and later died at hospital.
July 25, 2013 - Wheeling, IL - 33 year old Shamekia Goodwin-Badger died of natural causes after becoming ill on her job as an evidence technician in training for Village of Wheeling Police Dept.
July 26, 2013 - Ames, IA - 39 year old Justyn Jarnagin was spraying foam insulation for Kinzler Construction Services on July 23rd when he suffered an asthma attack and then a heart attack.
July 26, 2013 - Lostine, OR - 51 year old Shane Cosgriff died after losing control of an unloaded log truck. He was working for Burke L. Lathrop.
July 27, 2013 - Racine, WI - 31 year old Christopher Schroeder died of heat exhaustion in unknown circumstances while working for Carlson Racine Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.
July 28, 2013 - Madison, CA - 24 year old Christopher Gladden was killed on the job when he was pinned between two vehicles. He was a tow truck driver for Capitol City Automotive, Inc. at the rear of a disabled vehicle when it was struck from behind.
July 29, 2013 - Medford, OK - 45 year old Maclovio Salas died on the job after being struck by an unknown object suffering head injuries. He was employed by Static Oilfield Services, Inc.
July 30, 2013 - Telford, PA - 45 year old Brett Moyer of Silverdale was killed when he was struck by and pinned under a street sweeper machine. He was working for P.K. Moyer & Sons, Inc.
July 30, 2013 - Gold Beach, OR - 35 year old Benjamin Cool of Grangeville, ID died on the job after he made contact with a high voltage power line and was electrocuted. He was employed by Wilson Construction Co.
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