Remembering Lost Workers
Workers Memorial

In Remembrance
This virtual Workers Memorial Wall is in honor and recognition to those who lost their lives while on the job. In addition to injuries or incidents there have been many lives lost due to occupational illnesses and diseases in the U.S. They are family members — spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, friends, and coworkers — and we recognize them and all our fallen workers on this page.
We value all our fallen workers and offer their families our support, compassion and appreciation.
This page was developed in partnership with the United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF). If you have lost a loved one due to a work-related incident, we invite you to share his/her photograph with OSHA at remembrance@dol.gov as we will recognize him/her on our virtual Workers Memorial Wall.
Travis Herrick, 37
Alaska
Kyle Bussey, 28
Colorado
Michael Anthony Matteoli, 26
California
Stacey Keen, 39
Idaho
Everett Henry, 25
Nebraska
Joe McDonald, 75
Kentucky
Ivan C. Martinez, 57
Texas
Gerald (Jerry) Kennedy, 30
Minnesota
Andrew Whitcomb, 35
Iowa
Roosevelt Lynch, 59
West Virginia
Tracy Baslee, 56
Nebraska
Christopher Simpson, 35
Texas
Andrew Brundidge, 56
Illinois
Ricky Lee Workman, 54
Texas
Jason Atkins, 25
West Virginia
Cecil Barker, 62
West Virginia
Richard Lane, 45
West Virginia
Ronald Gene Bruce, 29
Ohio
Dale "Vinny" Frisque, 59
Michigan
Lee Firestone, 58
Florida
Brian Dupuis, 51
Virginia
Christopher Doughty, 18
Texas
Mitchell McDaniel, 19
Wisconsin
Jose Lomeli, 22
California
Stanley Hubbard, 46
Tennessee
William Andrew Richards, 38
Ohio
Zane Fecht, 32
Nebraska
Richard Peebles, 29
Mississippi
Patrick Archer, 50
Ohio
Al Bullock, 71
Nebraska
Alfredo Rodrigues
New Jersey
Austin Milton
North Carolina
Avery Zorn, 59
South Carolina
Brian Cellar, 62
Nebraska
Brian Allen, 49
Missouri
Brian Miller, 37
Illinois
Bryan Bradley, 40
New Jersey
Chad Roberts, 20
Kansas
Chad Weller, 21
Maryland
Brian Thigpen, 17
Georgia
Cody Bragg, 23
Illinois
Craig Anderson, 26
Nebraska
Craig Bagley, 28
Alaska
Damien Whipple, 24
Georgia
Dan Dutcher, 62
Nebraska
David Ball, 47
Nebraska
David Vasquez, Jr., 23
Indiana
Don Tentler, 47
Illinois
Eric Gohagan, 44
Alabama
Evaristo Alvarado, 57
Illinois
James Ailstock, 60
Georgia
James Craig
James White, 27
Florida
Jason West, 52
Ohio
Jeff Burnham, 40
Kansas
Joe Partin, 33
Kentucky
CharQuaveiun Bloodsaw, 23
Georgia
John Evers, 67
Minnesota
Jorg Borowski, 57
New York
Joshua Beam, 33
Indiana
Kenneth Maggert, 58
Michigan
Lewis Bissell, 60
Ohio
Loren Boller, 23
Nebraska
Margarito Alvarez, 58
Texas
Maurice Alexander, 40
North Carolina
Melvin Balaban, Jr., 56
Nebraska
MiChelle Abernathy, 52
Illinois
Nathaniel Acosta, 24
Oregon
Nikolai Briggs, 26
Pennsylvania
Noe Hamer
New York
Patrick Andrew Bachtell, 31
West Virginia
Paul Cash, 47
Tennessee
Paula Bellamy, 38
Virginia
Randy Wilson, 50
North Carolina
Robert Augeri, 31
Massachusetts
Robert Dameron, 44
Virginia
Rodney Bridgett, 37
Nebraska
Ryan Hitchler, 25
Nebraska
Sammy Barnett, 42
Kansas
Scott Winkler, 50
New York
Shirley Samuelson, 62
Wyoming
Darren J. Miller, 35
New York
Stephan Ballasch, 35
Colorado
Stephen Robert Smith
Oregon
Stephen Woods, 41
Alabama
Terence Akard, 19
Texas
Thomas Bales
Nebraska
Thomas Wooten, 56
New Hampshire
Thomas Zahnow, 50
West Virginia
Trina Cunningham, 50
Maryland
William Wilson, Jr., 43
Iowa
Wyatt Whitebread, 14
Illinois
Yvonne Von Shurelds, 58
Ohio
Jerod Chapman, 29
Pennsylvania
Tim Conant, 23
Wyoming
Sean P. Dennehy, 46
Pennsylvania
Regina Allen Elsea
Alabama
Jenny Gulledge Gabriel, 61
North Carolina
Ray Gonzalez, 54
Texas
Maurice Moore, Jr., 39
Texas
Jason Andresen, 45
Brooke Baures, 21
Wisconsin
John Bennett, 63
Nebraska
Gregory Bish, 26
Deuel Block, 27
Wisconsin
Shawn Boone, 33
Indiana
Paul L. Springer, 44
Pennsylvania
Derrick Burkhalter, 50
Wisconsin
Robert Buskey, Jr., 55
Pennsylvania
Jesse Cady, 32
Nebraska
Hoyt Ferguson, 46
Mississippi
Benjamin Fisher, 29
Indiana
Robert Fitch, 51
Nebraska
Frank Freer, 46
Indiana
Dustin Galyan, 25
Oklahoma
Whitney Gardner, 30
Kentucky
George Hamner, 54
West Virginia
Robert Hanna, 51
Nebraska
Justin Harrington, 27
Massachusetts
Sherman Holmes, 55
Kevin Keane, 28
Minnesota
Nolan Keane, 18
Minnesota
Larry Kizer, 62
Kentucky
Michael Kittle, 29
Wisconsin
Travis Koehler, 26
Nevada
Adrian LaPour, 44
Steven Lillicrap, 21
Missouri
Orestes Martinez, 29
Texas
Jerry Milligan, 48
Kansas
Juan Pablo Morillo, 30
New Jersey
Gary Puleio, 53
Pennsylvania
Zachary Pumper, 34
Minnesota
Dirk Remington, 46
New York
Zachary Roberts, 25
North Dakota
Vincente Rodriguez, 20
Nevada
Sheri Sangi, 23
California
Andy Schanding, 43
Kentucky
Colton Schoenrock, 23
Kansas
Daniel Seelhoff, 50
Nebraska
Paul Sliger, 49
Nebraska
Jim Spencer, 61
Nebraska
Erin Sperrey, 20
Maine
Michael Steele, 15
Missouri
Zachary Trotter, 26
Indiana
Travis Lamont Cason, 43
South Carolina
Fred Ware Jr., 59
West Virginia
Gary Weinke, 67
Indiana
Daniel Wessel, 45
Oregon
Jason Weston, 41
Nebraska
Tim Wilson, 49
Nebraska
Michael Fernandez Haith, 37
Alabama
Kevin J. Anderson, 58
North Dakota
Edmund Ryan Cowboy, 34
South Dakota
Victor Vargas, 42
Texas
David De la Cruz, 27
Texas
Tim Cole
Kansas
Larry "Scott" Stinson, 53
Indiana
Jose Luis Jacobo, 39
Iowa
Gregory Hock, 65
Pennsylvania
Concepcion Chacon Rivera, 26
Florida
Timothy Poch, 53
West Virginia
Larry A Griffin Jr., 28
Indiana
Cody Fred Svatos, 28
Nebraska
Timothy J. Barber, 35
New York
Washington, DC Ceremony
Workers Memorial Day 2023 National Ceremony
Workers Memorial Day 2023 Wreath Laying Ceremony
Workers Memorial: Remembering Fallen Workers
More than a number - Testimonies of those left behind
Workers Memorial Day Events
Visit our Workers Memorial Events page to find an event near you.
Workers Memorial Day Poster
Workers Memorial Day Gallery
Workers Memorial Day events and acknowledgements have been happening across the U.S. With your permission we would like to highlight your events and share your memories with our viewers.
We invite you to share your photographs by emailing them to Tonya Ford, our family liaison, at Ford.Tonya.E@dol.gov.
Washington, DC Ceremony
Wreath Laying, Washington, DC
Remembering Our Fallen Workers
Workers Memorial Day Recognized Across Our Country
Proclamations
Ohio proclamation requested through our alliance with USMWF, family member Mary Archer.
North Dakota proclamation requested through our alliance with USMWF, family member Tammy Anderson.
Wisconsin proclamation requested through our alliance with USMWF, family members Kerrie Baures and Stacy Sebald.