USMWF knows and understands a picture is worth a thousand words.  We are grateful to the families of our fallen workers that have joined the cause and shared the picture and story of their loved one in our USMWF Face Campaign Tribute page.

The tributes are to honor, recognizes and remember their loved one and to gain a connection between you,  our viewers and the importance of workplace safety, whether that connection be a similar job, work in the same industry, same age or even someone that reminds you of a loved one.  We want you to share our loved one’s stories to ultimately prevent similar incidents from occurring. 

We are the reality of the importance of workplace safety.  It happened to us…...it can happen to anyone.  We invite you to spread the awareness, the stories, the impact with others as together we can make a difference.

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This photo was sent in by his sister Tabetha Dailey DuPriest.

~ 5/1/1964-8/12/2013 ~

John Dailey Jr., 49

John was fatally injured in August 2013 while working for Transmit PM in Coats, North Carolina. He fell 200 feet after his harness failed.

CDOL investigated the incident and found no violations.

Inspection: 317036333 - Transmit Program Management LLC.

On August 12, 2013 John fell 200 feet to his death that day in Coats, NC. While doing work for Sprint. He was employed by Transmit PM. According to OSHA, he had a malfunction with his safety harness when trying to hook off (tie off??) but investigation, to date, has not been closed. John had 2 kids, Brooke & Landon. He was definitely the comedian of our family. John had a heart of gold and never met a stranger. He was a certified climber, instructor & troubleshooter. He worked in some type of construction all his life. He'd been climbing towers over 15 years. He loved climbing towers and was not only dedicated to his work, but he took pride in it. He was a technology buff. I made a video of him and link is on my page. How do you sum up someone's life in less than 15 minutes? As hard as it was to do, I hope this video shows a small portion of who he was. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching. To see more about John

This photo was sent in by his wife, Stephanie Dameron.

~ 12/24/1971-11/23/2016 ~

Robert Dameron, 44

Robert was fatally injured on the job in November 2016 while working for Georgia Pacific in Big Island, Virginia. He was fatally injured after he fell into an unguarded broke hole above the pulpier tub and drowned.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $84,000 penalty for two serious and one willful violations.  This inspection is still open.
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Inspection: 1193325.015 - Georgia Pacific

His photograph was sent in by his wife Michelle DeBlauwe.

~ 5/12/1982-6/4/2020 ~

James Scott DeBlauwe, 38

James was fatally injured on the job in June 2020 while working at Sc Environmental Services Llc. in Midland, Michigan. He was ejected from a bulldozer he was operating. James chased the bulldozer and eventually caught up to it and after several attempts, he gained access to the machine to shut it down. The employee then became caught in the bulldozer track, when he was pulled under the bulldozer.

Inspection: 1477733.015 - Sc Environmental Services Llc

James married Michelle Lynn Loulas on January 17 2002.  He was the father of 5 children. (four boys Allen 22yrs., Brandon 19yrs., Tyler 17yrs., Ethan 8yrs. and one daughter Lillian 4yrs.) He was a proud grandpa of one granddaughter (Alice 2yrs).

James had big dreams and goals in life he worked extremely hard to achieve his goals above and beyond to provide a home shelter everything and more for his family always  willing to help a friend or someone in need with his heart of gold.

On June 4th, 2020 James was thrown off a bulldozer for the 1st time.  James hit the ground the bulldozer somehow got stuck in reverse and kept going James got up ran 1st time and jumped on the bulldozer trying to get it to stop or shut off. James got thrown off for the 2nd time.

James got up and ran 2nd time after the bulldozer again now James got up for the 3rd time ran after the bulldozer again and jumped on it for the 3rd and final time the bulldozer had been stuck in reverse and moving threw the school yard of the construction site through the chain link fence, across a residential street jumped a curb into a family's yard were 3 children and there mother were playing. James somehow finally got it to stop on top of him crushing him to death inches away in front of the ones James saved.

James never gave up on anything in his life that's just who he was, he was so remarkable.
I miss him.

This photo was sent in by his parents Albert and Diane DeLeon.

~ 5/13/1991-8/16/2010 ~

Emilo R. DeLeon, 19

Emilio was fatally injured on the job in August 2010 while working at Scarborough Construction in Grand Island, Nebraska. He came in contact with high power line while in a bucket and was electrocuted.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $23,800.00 penalty for four serious violations. In an informal settlement the penalty was reduced to $16,660.00 for four serious violations. This inspection is closed.

Inspection: 314056334 - Scarborough Construction Inc.

This photo was sent in by his mother Wendy Zavala.

     ~ 5/27/1998-08/19/2022 ~

Wyatt Denson, 24

Wyatt was fatally injured on the job in August 2022 while working at Primoris Renewable Energy in Snyder, Texas. He was fatally injured when he was struck and crushed by a steel template that fell off the skid steer loader while he was welding.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $31,250 penalty for two serious violations. The inspection is still open.

Inspection: 1616428.015 - Primoris Renewable Energy

My son was vivacious, loving and a friend to everyone he met. His love of life, kindness and giving nature was truly something he was at his very core. He was a son, grandson, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. He is and will forever be missed by so many

This photo was sent in by his parents.

~ 7/25/1960-5/4/2012 ~

Mark Dibbern, 51

Mark was fatally injured on the job in May 2012 while farming in Wood River, Nebraska. He was fatally injured after a he fell from a grain bin on his farm.

This case is not in OSHA's jurisdiction.

This photo was sent in by his widow Kathleen. ​

~ 11/21/1955-9/15/2011 ~

Ken Dimon Jr., 55

Ken was fatally injured on the job in September 2011 while working for Waste Management in Cocoa, Florida. He was fatally injured when crushed between a car and a truck.

This case is not in OSHA's jurisdiction.

Ken was employed as a driver for Waste Management in Cocoa, Florida when he was killed while loading brush into the back of the truck. A car ran into the back of the truck wedging Ken between the car and truck, killing him instantly. The driver of the car was found guilty of speed, special circumstances and failure to use due care. She received a ticket for $169.00, a $1,000 fine and loss of license for six months. Ken leaves behind his loving wife, Kathleen, daughter Savannah, son Michael and his faithful dog Lucky.

This photo was sent in by his Sister, Crystal Sporing.

~ 9/17/2015 ~

Shon Disney, 32

Shon was fatally injured on the job in September 2015 while working for Zito Media in York, Nebraska. He was fatally injured after a rollover incident occurred after working multiple long shifts.

This case is not in OSHA's jurisdiction.

This photo was sent in by his mother Nancy Dodson.

~ 7/18/1988-1/27/2012 ~

Jared Dodson, 25

Jared was fatally injured on the job in January 2012 while working for Southwest Airlines Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. He was fatally injured when he was hit by a mobile lounge passenger transport. Dodson passed away the next day at an area hospital from complications.

VOSH investigated the incident and no violations were issued. This inspection is closed.

Inspection: 316313170 - Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.

It's been a long difficult road for us the past 2 1/2 years! This was a very preventable accident and never should have happened. Our hearts have been broken by the taking of our son's life. The only mistake our son made that day was going to work!.

This photo was sent in by his mother Loraine Gonzalez.

~ 7/18/1986-2/15/2007 ~ 

Christopher Andrew Doughty, 18

Christopher was fatally injured on the job in February 2007 while working for Intech in Antonio, Texas. He was fatally injured when caught in auger.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $7,250.00 penalty. In an informant settlement the penalty was reduced to $3,500.00.  This inspection is closed.

This photo was sent in by his mother Elphia Botha-du Plessis.

~ 6/16/2014 ~

Corneilius Johannes Du Plessis, 27

Corneilius was fatally injured on the job in June 2014 while working for Doepke Farm in Washburn, North Dakota. He was fatally injured when he was engulfed in grain.

This case is not in OSHA's jurisdiction.

This photo was sent in by his sister Rhonda Dubberly.

~ 11/25/1958-7/15/2016 ~

Timothy Dubberly, 58

Timothy was fatally injured on the job in July 2016 while working for Kinder Morgan of Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was fatally injured when the cab of the loading crane he was in separated while he was completing electrical work causing him to fall 100ft to the ground.

USMWF is currently researching additional information regarding this incident.

This photo was sent in by his wife Jo Ann Durbin.

~ 9/15/2003 ~

Steve Durbin, 57

Steve was fatally injured in September 2003 while working for Kokosing Construction Co. in Heath, Ohio. He was fatally injured when a trench collapsed on him.
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Federal OSHA investigated the incident and assessed a $15,000.00 penalty for three serious violations. In an informal settlement the penalty was reduced $7,500.00 for one serious violations and one other than serious violation.  This inspection is closed.

Inspection: 306541152 - Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

This photo was sent in by his daughter Rachel

~ 9/24/1955-9/26/2017 ~

Daniel L. Dutcher, 62

Daniel was fatally injured in September 2017 while working for Michael's Foods in Wakefield, Nebraska.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and assessed a $188,464.00 penalty for five serious and one willful violations. In an informal settlement the penalty was reduced $131,000.00 for five serious and 1 repeat violations and one other than serious violation. This inspection is closed. 

Inspection: 1266349.015 - Michael Foods, Inc.