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 wife Lisa Estridge.

~10/25/1971-9/15/2022~

Will Estridge, 50

Will was fatally injured on the job in September of 2022 while working for Recycling Express Inc in Florence, KY. He was fatally injured when he was working on a skid steer loader and got caught between the elevated boom arm and the frame of the loader.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $109,000 penalty for 11 serious and 4 repeat violations. This case is still open.

Inspection: 1623142.015 - 65403 - Recycling Express Inc

My husband was a wonderful man he was loved by everyone. We were first loves, together for 35 years. We raised two wonderful boys together.- Lisa Estridge

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This photo was sent in by his wife Linda Evers.

~ 11/13/1952-9/14/2020 ~

John Evers, 67

John was fatally injured  on the job in September 2020 while working for Gerken Inc. (Gerken’s Feed & Grain LLC.) in Wabasha, MN.  He was fatally injured when he was engulfed in grain. 

MNOSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $128,000 penalty for six serious and on other than serious violations.  In an informal settlement the penalty was reduced to $104,000.  This case is still open.

Inspection: 1493504.015 - 102046 - Gerken Inc

The next time that I meet you will be at Heaven's door. You'll be there to meet me and I will cry no more. I'll put my arms around you and kiss your lovely face and then this broken heart will fall back into place. We love and miss you John!- Linda Evers

This photo was sent in by his sister Palisha Robinson

~ 1/20/14 ~

​Keith Everett, 53

​Keith was fatally injured on the job in January 2014 while working for International Nutrition Plant, Nebraska. He was fatally injured when he was crushed when the building collapsed.

David Ball, employee of International Nutrition was also fatally injured in this incident.

Federal OSHA investigated the incident and proposed a $120,000.00 penalty for seven serious, one willful, one repeat and two other violation. In an informal settlement the penalty was reduced to $78,000.00 for four serious, two repeat and three other violation. This case is still open.

Inspection: 955579.015 - International Nutrition, Inc.