AFSCME Members Killed on the Job

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Patrick Johnson	Alaska	AK - PSEA, Local 803		Jul 01, 2014		Violence	Sergeant Scott Johnson was shot and killed while investigating reports that a person had brandished a firearm in the village of Tanana several days earlier.
Gabriel Rich	Alaska	AK - PSEA, Local 803	Local 803	Jun 30, 2014	Law Enforcement	Other	Trooper Gabe Rich was shot and killed while investigating reports that a person had brandished a firearm in the village of Tanana several days earlier.
Tage Toll	Alaska	AK - PSEA, Local 803	Local 803	Jun 30, 2014	Law Enforcement	Other	Trooper Tage Toll was killed in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue mission near Talkeetna, Alaska.
Grady Waxenfelter	Oregon	OR - Council 75	350	May 29, 2014	Transportation	Violence	As a weighmaster, Grady was shot during a spot vehicle inspection and died onscene.
Damon Frick	California	CA - Local 3299	3299	Apr 22, 2014			Died as a result of critical injuries he sustained from a 20 foot fall.
Ron Clifford	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	1000	Apr 22, 2014	Health Care Workers	Heart Attack	Passed away after clearing snow at the Greene County Mental Health Building.
Rich Capper	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Apr 22, 2014		Heart Attack	Died while plowing snow in the Silver Mine area of Harriman State Park.
Nick Farella	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	1000	Apr 22, 2014		Vehicle	Crushed when the sanitation truck he was on backed up into a telephone pole.
Steven Giacobello	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	1000	Apr 22, 2014		Vehicle	Struck by a car while collecting recycled waste.
Lance Gayton	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	1000	Apr 22, 2014		Machinery	Killed while trying to move a machine used to crush rocks with an excavator when it fell on him.
Glenn Martin	New Mexico	NM - Council 18	624	May 01, 2013		Machinery	Suffocated between a fence and a loader after his loader popped out of gear while working alone.
Lee Rizor	Ohio	OH - OCSEA, Local 11	2100	Apr 22, 2013	Transportation		Clearing debris from the road side and struck by a vehicle.
Thomas Welch	Indiana	IN - Council 962	725	Apr 08, 2013		Vehicle	Struck by a garbage truck.
Daniel Methven	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	852	Jan 12, 2013	K-12 Schools	Vehicle	He lost control of the vehicle.
William Lavelle	Ohio	OH - Council 8	1608	Apr 11, 2012		Other	Died of injuries from an on-the-job accident.
Gary Wilson	Ohio	OH - Council 8	759	Mar 01, 2012	Public Works	Chemical	Methane leak in the building where they were performing electrical repairs.
Ken Stiver	Ohio	OH - Council 8	759	Mar 01, 2012	Public Works	Chemical	Methane leak in the building where they were performing electrical repairs.
Barbara Ester	Arkansas	AR - Council 38	2899	Jan 21, 2012	Corrections	Violence	Was stabbed to death by an inmate while attempting to confiscate an unauthorized pair of tennis shoes.
Gene Hern	New Mexico	NM - Council 18	2851	May 18, 2011		Trenching	Trench collapse
Frank Romero	New Mexico	NM - Council 18	2851	May 18, 2011		Trenching	Trench collapse
Michael Struck	Minnesota	MN - Council 5	Local 28	Mar 22, 2011		Other	Backhoe with operator was swept into the churning Minnesota River
David Vogel	Colorado	CA - Council 57	101	Mar 14, 2011		Vehicle	Struck and killed by a vehicle as he performed routine street inspections
Billy Rhynalds	Washington	WA - Council 28	378	Jan 17, 2011	Transportation	Fall	High winds toppled a tree ﾖ hitting him on the head as he put out cones to warn drivers about water over the roadway.
Gary Chapin	Maryland		2643	Oct 13, 2010	Corrections	Violence	Attack by an inmate
Jack Griffin	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13	2116	Oct 01, 2010	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a car in a workzone.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Larry Hutchins	Maryland		2091	Oct 01, 2010	Public Works	Violence	Shot to death by an unidentified assailant.
John Kelly	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Sep 02, 2010	Public Works	Chemical	Died while working in a manhole that was oxygen deficient.
Anthony Ruggiero	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Sep 02, 2010	Public Works	Chemical	Died while working in a manhole that was oxygen deficient.
Thomas Allen	Pennsylvania		2157	May 11, 2010	Transportation	Vehicle	Died from injuries sustained by an automobile while working for Penn DOT on Gravel Hill Road.
Shawn Blubaugh	Ohio	OH - OCSEA, Local 11	Local 11	May 07, 2010		Vehicle	Shawn was killed when a track hoe backed over him.
Jabin Lakes	Ohio	OH - Council 8	856	May 07, 2010		Confined Space	Fell into a manhole he was inspecting on Yankee Road after apparently being overcome by fumes.
Richard Bentel	Pennsylvania		1816	Apr 22, 2010	Transportation	Vehicle	Crushed by grating equipment.
Rodriguez Gomez	Puerto Rico	PR - Council 95	3647	Mar 23, 2010		Violence	Attempted robbery led to a shootout that killed the park rangers serving as security guards at agency headquarters.
Kenneth Betancourt Camacho	Puerto Rico	PR - Council 95	3647	Mar 23, 2010		Violence	Attempted robbery led to a shootout that killed the park rangers serving as security guards at agency headquarters.
Neal Richards	Washington	WA - Council 28	1556	Nov 19, 2009		Other	Struck by a falling tree limb while clearing debris on the highway.
Theresa Foss	Delaware		818	Oct 02, 2009		Fall	Fell to the ground while responding to a call about an out-of-control pit bull.
Thomas Doyle	Michigan	MI - Council 25	1499	Sep 03, 2009	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a truck while working along the eastbound shoulder of Swan Road.
William Hesson	Ohio	OH - OCSEA, Local 11		Apr 29, 2009	Corrections	Violence	Brother Hesson died after an incident with a youth.
Rick Zorman		WI - Council 32	344	Feb 18, 2009		Fall	Fell while replacing a light bulb on a bridge.
Gennaro Montello	New York	NY - District Council 37	1320	Jan 09, 2009	Public Works	Machinery	Steel supports from a temporary conveyor belt collapsed on top of him.
Joe Crosson, Jr.	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13	Local 521	Sep 10, 2008	Public Works	Machinery	Crushed between a trash packer and utility poles as he and his partner picked up garbage.
Rickie Sanders	West Virginia	WV - Council 77	3261	Jun 04, 2008	Transportation	Vehicle	Mr. Sanders was killed while working on a pickup truck. The truck rolled off a ramp and onto Sanders crushing him.
James Porter			Local 65	Jun 04, 2008	Transportation	Vehicle	Hit by a pickup truck while doing road maintenance on Highway 151 near Sun Prairie.
John E. Doty, Sr.	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Feb 29, 2008	K-12 Schools	Other	Died from a head injury sustained while working for the Sullivan County BOCES.
Tyrone Korte	Kansas	KS - KOSE, Local 300		Sep 11, 2007	Transportation	Vehicle	On September 11, 2007, two construction workers in a work zone along U.S. Highway 59 were killed in a hit-and-run accident, including KDOT employee Tyrone "Ty" T. Korte, 30, of Seneca. Korte was an Engineering Technician and had worked at KDOT since Novem
Syndia Jean-Pierre	New York	NY - Council 1707	389	Apr 18, 2007		Violence
William White	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Feb 14, 2007	Transportation	Heart Attack	Died from a heart attack while loading a salt truck.
John Hollman	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	830	Feb 14, 2007	Public Works	Heart Attack	Killed by a heart attack during refuse collection.
Michael Russo	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	837	Jan 31, 2007		Fall	Killed when the bucket of his lift truck flipped when it struck a tree.
Ryan Thomas Brady	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	107	Dec 15, 2006		Vehicle	Killed when he struck a tree in a pick-up truck.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Gary Crabtree	Iowa	IA - Council 61	2997	Dec 14, 2006		Vehicle	Died from injuries sustained in a work related accident.
Nathan Price		WI - Council 32		Dec 12, 2006		Other	Suffered a fatal head injury after being struck by a cable when workers tried to remove his vehicle from the ditch.
Kenneth Gardner	Texas		1624	Dec 10, 2006		Vehicle	Crushed to death in a rear-end collision with a grease recycling truck
Michael Len	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	5000	Dec 07, 2006		Other	Fell into the river while clearing debris and raising the dam gates.
Robert Batt	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Jun 27, 2006	Transportation	Vehicle	Killed while loading a piece of highway equipment into a flat bed trailer.
Dean Norris	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000		Jun 10, 2006	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a inattentive driver while flagging traffic.
Patrick Mapleson	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	835	Mar 17, 2006	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a concrete truck while patching holes in a work zone.
George Green	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	676	Feb 17, 2006			Struck by a falling pine tree which crushed the cab of his truck.
Linda Curtis	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	857	Oct 06, 2005	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a privately dump truck while flagging in a work zone.
Nicky Antico	New York	NY - District Council 37	Local 376	Oct 01, 2005	Transportation	Vehicle	Hit in a work zone by a hit and run driver.
Helen Smith	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	862	Sep 30, 2005	K-12 Schools	Fall	Fell off a loading dock while disposing trash in a dumpster.
Michael Sallee	New York		CSEA Local 1000	Aug 28, 2005	K-12 Schools	Electrical	Working on the wiring in the ceiling of Miller Place High School when he was electrocuted and died.
Eric Loiselle	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	816	Aug 17, 2005		Vehicle	A tractor trailer struck his vehicle.
Wayne Morgan	Tennessee		2173	Aug 09, 2005	Corrections	Violence	Gun shot
Andrew Rock	New York		1000	Jul 27, 2005	Corrections	Chemical	Cardiac arrest from a bee sting.
John Rodriguez	New York		l000	Jul 21, 2005	Public Works	Fall	Fell off the back of a garbage truck.
Marquerite Loperfido	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	435	Jun 14, 2005			Collapsed and died while performing admission interview.
Michael Sanguedolce	New York		1635	Jan 27, 2005	Public Works	Vehicle	Pinned beneath the recycling truck's back wheels.
Denis Keenan	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	814	Jan 26, 2005		Other	Killed while unloading salt from the back of a snowplow.
Robert Krska	Ohio	OH - Council 8	265	Jan 05, 2005		Other
Janis Avery	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	855	Dec 07, 2004	Human Services	Vehicle	Struck by a car while on her lunch break.
Dave Burroughs	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	627	Dec 01, 2004	Corrections	Chemical	Killed in a forklift accident at the loading dock of the Faculty Student Association commissary.
Richard Parker	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	15	Jun 15, 2004		Vehicle	Seasonal employee. Killed when a road roller he was operating on a park trail tipped over.
Heath Van Handel		WI - Council 32	1218	Apr 08, 2004		Other	A state Department of Natural Resources plane being used to help spot grass fires crashed, killing the pilot.
Brian Bergeon	Ohio	OH - Council 8	2351	Feb 23, 2004		Explosion	While trying to remove a tire from the rim, it exploded and he was struck by the tire rim.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Thomas Metli	South Dakota		1025	Feb 19, 2004	K-12 Schools	Fall	Fell from 10-foot ladder while changing a light bulb. He suffered a head injury and died the next day.
Marc Gutshall	Pennsylvania		2138	Jan 24, 2004		Heart Attack	Heart attack while driving a snow plow.
Erlinda Ursua	Colorado		206 UAPD	Nov 20, 2003	Health Care Workers	Violence	Dr. Ursua was performing a physical examination of mentally ill patient and the patient murdered her.
Lozada Carlos	Delaware		4	Sep 15, 2003	Public Works	Vehicle	Carlos was riding in the back of the twon refuse truck when an errant driver crossed inot the wrong lane and smashed into the truck.
Carlos Lozada, Sr	Delaware		1303-229	Sep 05, 2003		Vehicle	Carlos was killed when the garbage truck he was working on, was hit by an out of control vehicle. The vehicle struck the side of the truck with enough impact to immediately deflate the tires. Carlos was thrown off the rear of the truck and suffered seve
John Webb	Ohio		OCSEA Local 11	Sep 04, 2003		Vehicle	Was killed when his ODOT vehicle was hit by a dump truck.
Allen Cappel	Ohio		OCSEA Local 11	Sep 04, 2003		Vehicle	Was killed when his ODOT car was hit by a dump truck.
Willie Young	New York		1000/384	Aug 11, 2003	K-12 Schools	Heart Attack	Found unconscious in his delivery truck after having suffered a heart attack.
Bonnie Cook	New York		1000/334	Jul 30, 2003		Other	Died of respiratory arrest following an asthma attack in the Onondaga County Courthouse.
Arthur Themm	Michigan		92	May 29, 2003		Vehicle	Thrown from a bucket truck aand died of blunt force trauma.
Adolfo Mendez	Delaware		1716	May 15, 2003	Public Works	Heart Attack	Suffered a fatal heart attack while performing his duties for the city.
Alan Swires	Pennsylvania		2133	Feb 27, 2003		Heart Attack	Had a heart attack while driving a truck.
Stan Wiley	Texas	TX - Council 7	3848	Jan 29, 2003	Corrections	Violence	Inmate slashed Boot factory supervisor-Wiley's throat from behind.
Joseph Finn	New York		1000	Jan 02, 2003		Heart Attack	Collapsed while shoveling snow outside the workplace. Died of a heart attack.
Jean-Max Auguste	New York			Oct 31, 2002	Health Care Workers	Violence	Assaulted in a hospital ward by an agitated patient
David Schrader	New York		1000	Oct 16, 2002		Other	Steam line valve burst.
Richard Neal	New York		1000	Oct 02, 2002		Other	Killed when he lost consciousness while driving a dump truck and crashed into a tree.
George Nader	New York		1000	Aug 09, 2002		Heart Attack	Heart attack.
James Gotthardt, Jr.	New York		1000	Jul 30, 2002	Transportation	Heart Attack	Died of an heart attack outside of DOT truck.
James Nash	New York		1000	Jul 21, 2002		Fall	Fell from ladder while working.
Robert R. Zulawski	New York		1000	Jul 19, 2002	K-12 Schools	Vehicle	Lost control of empty school bus and crashed.
Ivan Price	Pennsylvania		2121	May 07, 2002		Vehicle	PennDot vehicle accident
Andre Lahens	New York	NY - District Council 37	2507	Apr 26, 2002	Health Care Workers	Vehicle	Responding to a false report that a police officer had been shot was ejected from the ambulance when it was broadsided by a drunk driver.
Robert Ressler	Michigan	MI - Council 25	92	Jan 29, 2002		Vehicle	A road grader, he was working on in the county garage ran over him and crushed him.
Melinda Drumm	New York		1000	Jan 14, 2002	Human Services	Vehicle	Killed in a car accident while driving a county-owned vehicle.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Arthur Walter, Jr.	Pennsylvania		2127	Dec 17, 2001		Vehicle	Vehicle collision
Lowell Young	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	834	Oct 05, 2001		Fall	Found at the bottom of a ravine while making evening rounds.
Mychal, Rev. Judge	New York		299	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Chet Louie	New York	NY - District Council 37	2021	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center.
Dorothy Temple	New York		1000	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Harry Goody	New York		1000	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Marian Hrycak	New York		1000	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Florence Cohen	New York		1000	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Yvette Anderson	New York		1000	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Carlos Lillo	New York	NY - District Council 37	2507	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Ricardo Quinn	New York	NY - District Council 37	2507	Sep 11, 2001		Other	Attack at World Trade Center
Jerry Minor	Kentucky	KY - Council 962	2629	Jun 29, 2001		Other	Struck by a tree while widening of the roadway.
Richard Bradley	Pennsylvania		2143	May 15, 2001	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Michael Jablonski	Pennsylvania		2156	Apr 30, 2001	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck while working.
Robert Townsend	Florida		2588	Mar 16, 2001		Vehicle	Vehicle collision
Archie Tyler	New York	NY - District Council 37		Mar 04, 2001	Public Works	Other	Rushing water sucked him into a drainage pipe in the Jerome Park Reservoir.
James Pfeiffer, Jr.	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	805	Dec 20, 2000	Transportation	Vehicle	Truck he was driving was hit by another truck while he was inspecting roads.
Frederick Sponaugle	West Virginia	WV - Council 77	3257	Nov 15, 2000		Machinery	Asphyxiation
Rafael Rivera	Pennsylvania		2160	Sep 07, 2000	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by work vehicle.
Janet Balcom	New York		1000	Aug 31, 2000	Health Care Workers	Vehicle	Automobile accident while traveling to visit patient.
Christopher Thompson	Massachusetts		1368	Jul 03, 2000	Corrections	Violence	Inmate altercation
Robert Wissink	Michigan	MI - Council 25	1063	Jun 30, 2000	Public Works	Vehicle	The road commission dump truck he was driving was struck by a train.
Monte Whitt		WI - Council 32	1057	May 31, 2000		Electrical	Vehicle he was operating came in contact with live overhead power lines.
Donald Murphy	Iowa	IA - Council 61	620	May 16, 2000	Public Works	Chemical	Exposed to hydrogen sulfide.
Joseph Lohman	New York	NY - District Council 37		May 01, 2000	Public Works	Vehicle	Struck by a truck in a street work zone.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Jeffrey Parsons	Pennsylvania		2104	Apr 05, 2000		Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
George Dingwall	Delaware		1361	Jan 28, 2000		Vehicle	High speed pursuit
Daniel Nagle	Texas		3890	Dec 17, 1999	Corrections	Violence	Stabbed to death.
Ivan Day	Georgia	DC - Council 20	2091	Dec 16, 1999		Fall	Fall from the back of a leaf collection truck.
James Church	Nebraska		251	Nov 14, 1999		Electrical	Electrocuted
Edward Miller	New York		1000	Sep 01, 1999		Vehicle	Suffered a heart while driving in a county truck.
Michael Walzer	Colorado		1902	May 27, 1999		Other	Suffered fatal internal injuries after being caught, beaten and crushed by boring mill.
Heiland Goldsborough	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13	2156	Mar 03, 1999		Vehicle	Collision with another vehicle.
Mathew Goodwin	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13	2498	Jan 29, 1999	Corrections	Heart Attack	Heart attack
Kevin McCarthy	New York		1000	Dec 22, 1998	K-12 Schools	Infection	Died of infection contracted as a result of leg injury hanging banner at school.
Charles Albert	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13	2944	Oct 27, 1998		Trenching	Trench collapsed.
Larry J. Douglas	New York	NY - Council 66	400	Jul 31, 1998	Public Works	Vehicle	Fell off the back of a sanitation truck.
Rudy Waterman	Iowa	IA - Council 61	1127	Jul 23, 1998		Fall	Fell 20 feet from a utility pole when the platform that he was standing on collapsed.
Jon North	Michigan		5	Jul 22, 1998		Explosion	Fatally scalded while working on a steam line.
Thomas Hartley	Ohio	OH - Council 8	101	Jul 16, 1998	Transportation	Vehicle	Decapitated when hit by drunk driver while climbing out of manhole.
Paul Brunsvold	Iowa	IA - Council 61		Apr 14, 1998	Transportation	Vehicle	Semi truck crashed into workzone.
Ronnie Cooper	Iowa	IA - Council 61		Apr 14, 1998	Transportation	Vehicle	Semi truck crashed into workzone.
John W. Johnson	New York		1000	Mar 16, 1998		Vehicle	Piece of machinery fell from dump truck and pinned him.
Patrick Ryan	Minnesota		1623	Jan 15, 1998		Vehicle	State pickup truck he was driving collided with a freight train.
Donald Juenemann	Minnesota		1842	Dec 24, 1997		Violence	Gun shot
Bruce Hanley	Delaware		1237	Dec 13, 1997		Violence	Shot in the line of duty.
Jeffrey Teske	Pennsylvania		2605	Oct 20, 1997	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by truck while standing near a traffic signal they were installing.
Dennis Miller	Pennsylvania		2102	Oct 13, 1997	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a work vehicle while working on a milling operation.
Paul Butler	Illinois	IL - Council 31	1891	Oct 07, 1997	Public Works	Vehicle	Thrown from moving sanitation truck when the door flew open while rounding a corner.
Tracy Allen Lee	New York	NY - District Council 37	2507	Sep 26, 1997		Infection	Infected with HIV on the job in June 1988.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Vince Matylewicz	Pennsylvania		2147	Sep 20, 1997		Vehicle	Tire explosion
Perry Welch	Indiana	IN - Council 962	1478	Aug 14, 1997	Public Works	Confined Space	Inflatable rubber plug that blocked wastewater blew out of a pipe.
Sandy Hunter	Iowa	IA - Council 61		Aug 01, 1997	Health Care Workers	Violence	Assault
Michael Johnson	Maryland	MD - Council 67		Jul 22, 1997	Public Works	Trenching	Valve brake filling unshored trench with water.
Paul Smith	Maryland	MD - Council 67		Jul 22, 1997	Public Works	Trenching	Trench collapsed when valve failed and unshored trench filled with water.
James Adamsheck		WI - Council 32	1287	Jun 23, 1997		Confined Space	Unplugging a sewer drain in a confined space.
Jerry Oshelm		WI - Council 32	1287	Jun 23, 1997		Confined Space	Suffocated in a confined space while trying to unplug a sewer drain.
James Kapiris	West Virginia		3975	Apr 04, 1997	Public Works	Machinery	Garbage truck up on lift for maintenance slid off and crushed him.
Randall Kacyon	Alaska		52	Nov 30, 1996		Vehicle	Airplane crash
Leah Miller-Rumsey	Pennsylvania		2126	Sep 30, 1996	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a dump-truck.
John M. Tucker	Arkansas	AZ - Council 97	3195	Aug 21, 1996		Vehicle	Cherry picker basket in which he was working was struck by a truck.
Martin Grenzhauser	New York		1000	Aug 01, 1996		Trenching	Drowned when 8-foot deep unshored trench collapsed.
Larry Porter	Indiana	IN - Council 962	1489	Jul 25, 1996	K-12 Schools	Fall	Working on a flag pole when a gust of wind toppled the lift bucket in which he was working.
Michael Quesenberry	Pennsylvania		2135	Jul 10, 1996	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by dump truck.
Daniel Van Benschoten	New York		1000	Jun 30, 1996		Fall	Fell 200 feet off bridge after unhooking safety harness.
Jack Sharps	West Virginia			Jun 07, 1996		Vehicle
Harlan Kopplin	Illinois	IL - Council 31	1058	Jun 05, 1996		Fall	Fell 15 ft. from a piece of equipment used to pick up leaves.
Sally Harmon		WI - Council 32	727A	May 23, 1996	Health Care Workers	Vehicle	Out performing home visits, when her vehicle was struck head-on by a driver who ran a stop sign.
Barry Courts	West Virginia		598	Apr 12, 1996		Other
Patricia Belich	Pennsylvania		2105	Mar 31, 1996	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Jeffery Lynn Cox	Maryland		1081	Feb 23, 1996		Vehicle	Struck by a tree he was cutting.
Mike McGuire	Illinois	IL - Council 31	89	Feb 14, 1996	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Robert Lee Gary	New York	NY - Council 66	264	Feb 13, 1996	Public Works	Vehicle	Fell from the back of a garbage truck.
Mark A. Bretz	Hawaii	FL - AFSCME Florida	532	Feb 09, 1996		Violence	Shot to death by disgruntled former co-worker, who was fired after failing drug test.
Joseph Belotto	Hawaii	FL - AFSCME Florida	532	Feb 09, 1996		Violence	Shot to death by disgruntled former co-worker who was fired after failing drug test.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Kenneth A. Brunjes	Hawaii	FL - AFSCME Florida	532	Feb 09, 1996		Violence	Shot to death by disgruntled former co-worker, who was fired after failing drug test.
Donald Leroy Moon Jr.	Hawaii	FL - AFSCME Florida	532	Feb 09, 1996		Violence	Shot by former co-worker who was fired after failing a drug test.
Timothy Miller	Pennsylvania		2110	Feb 07, 1996		Explosion	Explosive fire in maintenance garage
Louis Valentino	New York	NY - District Council 37	508	Feb 05, 1996		Explosion	Auto body shop fire
Tammy Sperle	Michigan	MI - Council 25	5	Feb 05, 1996	Corrections	Violence	Beaten by inmate in prison store.
Richard Dineen	New York		1000	Feb 01, 1996	Transportation	Vehicle	Pinned under a grade-all.
Richard Boettcher	Michigan	MI - Council 25	1103	Jan 31, 1996	Public Works	Explosion	Valve burst in an underground pit while checking a water meter.
Russell Rocker	Michigan	MI - Council 25	1103	Jan 31, 1996	Public Works	Explosion	Valve burst in underground pit while checking a water meter.
Frederick Parker, Jr.	New York		1000	Jan 01, 1996		Vehicle	DPW truck he was driving struck a propane truck.
Geoffrey Constable	Ohio	OH - Council 8		Dec 12, 1995		Fall	Fell through a third-floor walkway in a vacant industrial building.
Gerald Gornac	Pennsylvania		2123	Nov 15, 1995		Heart Attack	Heart attack
Edward Hughes	Pennsylvania		2366	Oct 22, 1995		Heart Attack	Heart attack
David Earliwine	West Virginia			Oct 06, 1995		Vehicle
Peter Anderson	New York		1000	Oct 01, 1995	Transportation	Vehicle	Van broadsided his truck.
James Pillatzke	South Dakota		2488	Sep 01, 1995		Vehicle	Pinned under a city pickup and unable to free himself.
Keith Shibes	Maryland	MD - Council 67	2677	Aug 21, 1995		Vehicle	Crushed by roller.
Ed LeMin	New York		1000	Jul 28, 1995	Public Works	Vehicle	Slipped and fell off sanitation truck.
Bryant Bayne	Hawaii			Jul 22, 1995		Vehicle	Riding in basket attached to fire rescue helicopter that crashed while searching for hikers.
Tate Kahakai	Hawaii			Jul 22, 1995		Vehicle	Helicopter crash
Arthur ""Skip"" Coulter	West Virginia			Jun 09, 1995		Vehicle	Rubber-tired roller went over cliff when he was trying to turn it around.
Gary Kramer		WI - Council 32	2470	Jun 06, 1995	Transportation	Vehicle	Spraying weeds along the interstate when he was hit by a semi truck.
James Pickering	South Dakota		1031	Jun 01, 1995	Public Works	Vehicle	Struck by garbage truck.
Eugene L. Waugh	New York		1000	May 15, 1995	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by a vehicle that crashed though his work zone while cutting and chipping brush.
Edward Cronk	New York		1000-833	Apr 15, 1995		Fall	Drowned after falling into several feet of water.
Charles Holmes	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13		Apr 11, 1995	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Calvin Weakland	Pennsylvania		3165	Apr 01, 1995	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Richard Maez	New Mexico	NM - Council 18	624	Feb 08, 1995	Public Works	Vehicle	Struck by asphalt truck while directing another vehicle.
Kareneda Kennedy	Ohio	OH - Council 8	101	Jan 27, 1995	Public Works	Vehicle	Waste collection truck pinned her between the truck and the stairwell.
James Chenault	New York	NY - District Council 37	371	Jan 04, 1995	Human Services	Machinery	Decapitated when elevator lurched upward with the door open.
Steven Bramlett	Colorado	CA - Council 57	1684	Dec 19, 1994		Vehicle	Brakes failed and plunged over cliff into a river.
Eileen Duggan	New York	NY - District Council 37	372	Nov 17, 1994		Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Louis Perrine	Oregon	OR - Council 75	3361	Nov 17, 1994	Corrections	Vehicle	Supervising 10 inmates when a small tractor flipped over over on top of him.
Peter Christopher	Ohio		4	Nov 07, 1994	K-12 Schools	Violence	Shot by a crazed gunman who entered a school looking for the Assistant Principal.
Mark Carpenter	Ohio	OH - Council 8	3852	Aug 25, 1994	Transportation	Vehicle	Run over by a paving machine that had not been shut down.
Christopher Prescott	New York	NY - District Council 37	2507	Jun 17, 1994		Vehicle	Struck by vehicle while placing an injured motorist in an ambulance.
Hubert A. Morrison	New York	NY - Council 66	663	May 18, 1994	Public Works	Vehicle	Struck by a sanitation truck.
Kenneth Windows	Pennsylvania		2609	May 18, 1994	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle.
Richard Marderian	Colorado		1902	Apr 29, 1994	Transportation	Other	Heart attack on the job.
Eric McGowan	Georgia	DC - Council 20	2091	Mar 31, 1994	Public Works	Vehicle	Run over by a sanitation truck.
Pete Valdez	New Mexico	NM - Council 18	624	Feb 14, 1994	Public Works	Machinery	Crushed in sanitation truck compactor.
Richard Herter	Illinois	IL - Council 31	1275	Jan 31, 1994	K-12 Schools	Other	Suffered an aneurism while driving a school bus.
George Saum	Pennsylvania	PA - Council 13		Jan 28, 1994		Heart Attack	Heart attack
Michael Piciullo	New York	NY - District Council 37	1320	Dec 14, 1993		Fall	Drowned in tank of raw sewage.
Jay Vance	Indiana	IN - Council 962	1484	Nov 12, 1993	Transportation	Fall	Fell from a cherry picker.
Brian Henry	Pennsylvania		3157	Nov 09, 1993		Fall	Fell into chemical tank.
Rudy Guiterrez	Connecticut	CO - Council 76	857	Oct 15, 1993		Vehicle	Truck was broadsided while working on highway.
Ralph ""Curly"" Voss			171	Oct 01, 1993		Fall	Window washer working atop a resident-hall porch fell 16 feet.
Ellsworth Briscoe	Maryland	MD - Council 67	44	Sep 20, 1993	Public Works	Violence	Murdered when he stopped his city truck at a store.
John Autuoria	Delaware		1083	Sep 13, 1993		Heart Attack	Heart attack
David Davies IV	Ohio		11	Aug 24, 1993	Transportation	Vehicle	Struck by vehicle in work zone.

Name	State	Council	Local	Date of Death	Industry	Cause of Death	Description
Ismael Villanueva	Colorado		1902	Aug 23, 1993		Other	Cerebral hemorrhage
Robert Sullivan		WI - Council 32	82	Aug 11, 1993		Vehicle	Traffic accident
Lloyd R. Gibbs	Delaware			Jul 31, 1993	Transportation	Vehicle	Run over by a truck.
Wayne Schroeder		WI - Council 32	227	Jul 27, 1993		Vehicle	Lost control of a nine-wheel rolling machine while working on a hill.
Mark Avery	Kansas			May 22, 1993	Corrections	Violence	Beaten by inmates.
Theresa Bender		WI - Council 32	48	May 03, 1993		Violence	Shot by husband along with two co-workers.
Glen Lorry		WI - Council 32	48	May 03, 1993		Violence	Shot along with two co-workers by husband of co-worker.
Rodney Cornell		WI - Council 32	48	May 03, 1993		Violence	Shot along with two co-workers by husband of co-worker.
William Schoenberger		WI - Council 32		Apr 22, 1993		Vehicle	Rear-ended by a semi while protecting scene of a car fire.
Robert R. Vallandingham	Ohio		11	Apr 15, 1993	Corrections	Violence	Held hostage in prison uprising.
Nelson Foster	Ohio	OH - Council 8	101	Feb 06, 1993	Transportation	Vehicle	Stuck by vehicle.
Shaun Casey	New York		1000-834	Feb 02, 1993		Other	Collapsed while trying to be sure a burning building was vacant.
Peter Lombardi	New Jersey	NJ - AFSCME New Jersey	2928	Jan 07, 1993	Public Works	Fall	Fell through access doors to floor below while guiding a hoist.
Mark A. Morgan	Pennsylvania		338	Jan 01, 1993		Other
Ray Thomas	Missouri		1810	Jan 01, 1993	Corrections	Heart Attack	Heart attack
Raymond Matson	Illinois	IL - Council 31	2837	Dec 30, 1992		Machinery	Crushed by a 3-ton concrete block.
Scott Petteys	New York	NY - CSEA, Local 1000	416	Dec 23, 1992	Human Services	Chemical	Mesothelioma
Walter Williams	Delaware		1237	Dec 18, 1992		Violence	Shot during routine traffic violation.
John J. Franklin	Missouri		3825	Dec 02, 1992	Public Works	Machinery	Caught in compactor of a sanitation collection truck.
Camille Bailey		WI - Council 48	148	Dec 01, 1992		Violence	Shot by former boyfriend who had held other employees (AFSCME Members) hostage.
Irvin Woyak		WI - Council 32	311	Nov 01, 1992	Transportation	Vehicle	Construction vehicle backed over him.
Nancy J. Wheeler	New York		1000-849	Oct 15, 1992	Human Services	Violence	Shot by client over child support payments.
Phyllis Caslin	New York		1000-849	Oct 15, 1992	Human Services	Violence	Shot by client over child support payments.
Florence A. Pike	New York		1000-849	Oct 15, 1992	Human Services	Violence	Shot by client over child support payments.
Denise Van Amburg	New York		1000-849	Oct 15, 1992	Human Services	Violence	Shot by client over child support payments.

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