Workers Memorial
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
In Remembrance
This virtual Workers Memorial Wall is a tribute to those who lost their lives while on the job. In addition to injuries or accidents, there have been many lives lost from COVID-19 in the U.S., with many people sickened while at work. They were family members - spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, friends, and coworkers. We value these employees and offer their families our support, compassion, and appreciation. We must keep fighting to make sure every worker can go home safe and healthy.
This page was developed in partnership with the United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities. If you have lost a loved one due to a work related incident, share your story with tonyaford@usmwf.org or OSHA at remembrance@dol.gov.
Mitchell McDaniel, 19
Agricultural Production
Wisconsin
Jose Lomeli, 22
Manufacturing
California
Stanley Hubbard, 46
Manufacturing
Tennessee
Zane Fecht, 32
Agricultural Production
Nebraska
Richard Peebles, 29
Mississippi
Patrick Archer, 50
Manufacturing
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
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
John Evers, 67
Montana
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
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
Construction
Pennsylvania
Tim Conant, 23
Recreation
Wyoming
Regina Allen Elsea
Alabama
Jenny Gulledge Gabriel, 61
Security Services
North Carolina
Ray Gonzalez, 54
Oil and Gas
Texas
Maurice Moore, Jr., 39
Oil and Gas
Texas
Jason Andresen, 45
Brooke Baures, 21
Food Service
Wisconsin
John Bennett, 63
Agricultural Production
Nebraska
Gregory Bish, 26
Deuel Block, 27
Agricultural Production
Wisconsin
Shawn Boone, 33
Manufacturing
Indiana
Derrick Burkhalter, 50
Highway Services
Wisconsin
Robert Buskey, Jr., 55
Petroleum Services
Pennsylvania
Jesse Cady, 32
Recreation
Nebraska
Hoyt Ferguson, 46
Energy Services
Mississippi
Benjamin Fisher, 29
Traffic Control
Indiana
Robert Fitch, 51
Food Processing
Nebraska
Frank Freer, 46
Steel Production
Indiana
Dustin Galyan, 25
Electric Power Services
Oklahoma
Whitney Gardner, 30
Waste Management
Kentucky
George Hamner, 54
Mining
West Virginia
Robert Hanna, 51
Retail
Nebraska
Justin Harrington, 27
Construction
Massachusetts
Sherman Holmes, 55
Kevin Keane, 28
General Contracting
Minnesota
Nolan Keane, 18
Construction
Minnesota
Larry Kizer, 62
Transportation Services
Kentucky
Michael Kittle, 29
Construction
Wisconsin
Travis Koehler, 26
Construction,
Nevada
Adrian LaPour, 44
Steven Lillicrap, 21
Construction
Missouri
Orestes Martinez, 29
Construction
Texas
Jerry Milligan, 48
Aeronautics Manufacturing
Kansas
Juan Pablo Morillo, 30
Chemical Manufacturing
New Jersey
Gary Puleio, 53
Construction
Pennsylvania
Zachary Pumper, 34
Construction
Minnesota
Dirk Remington, 46
Communication Towers
New York
Zachary Roberts, 25
Communication Towers
North Dakota
Vincente Rodriguez, 20
Entertainment
Nevada
Sheri Sangi, 23
University Research
California
Andy Schanding, 43
Shipping and Logistics
Kentucky
Colton Schoenrock, 23
Construction
Kansas
Daniel Seelhoff, 50
Construction
Nebraska
Paul Sliger, 49
Agricultural Services
Nebraska
Jim Spencer, 61
Construction
Nebraska
Erin Sperrey, 20
Food Service
Maine
Michael Steele, 15
Agriculture
Missouri
Zachary Trotter, 26
Retail Delivery
Indiana
Fred Ware Jr., 59
Mining
West Virginia
Gary Weinke, 67
Corrections
Indiana
Daniel Wessel, 45
Construction
Oregon
Jason Weston, 41
Agricultural Production
Nebraska
Tim Wilson, 49
Nebraska
Workplace Statistics
- Work-Related Fatalities and Causes*
- Total fatalities = 5,333
- Roadway incidents = 1,270
- Falls, slips, trips = 880
- Homicides = 454
- There were 5,333 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2019.
- A worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury.
- Hispanic or Latino workers made up 20 percent of fatal occupational injuries.
- Unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol increased for the seventh consecutive year.
- Nearly 1 out of every 5 fatally injured workers was employed as a driver/sales worker or truck driver.
- Grounds maintenance workers had 229 fatalities in 2019–the largest number since BLS began collecting data on this job series in 2003.
*(BLS 2019 data)
Presidential Proclamation
Coming Soon
Workers Memorial Day: Honoring Fallen Workers Video
Workers Memorial Day Messages from Members of Congress
Representative Alma Adams, Committee on Financial Services; Committee on Education & Labor and the Committee on Agriculture
Senator Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Representative Joe Courtney, House Armed Services Committee, and House Education and Labor Committee
Representative Rosa Delauro, Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee
Senator Patty Murray, Chairwoman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Representative Bobby Scott, Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee