Stories of Fallen Workers

The workers depicted faced untimely deaths on the job, but their stories live on. These stories share details about how the workers were killed on the job, as well as details about the workers’ lives and reflections of their loved ones left behind. We honor the fallen and injured workers during Workers’ Memorial Week of Action, as well as the rest of the year.

• Larry Chubbs, 54, Tennessee
• Abimael Contreras, 31, Tennessee
• Lawrence Daquan “Day” Davis, 21, Florida
• Howard Harless, 70, Tennessee
• Eva Macias, 66, California
• Luis Javier Martinez, 39, North Carolina
• Orestes Martinez, 29, Texas
• Stephanie Moulton, 25, Massachusetts
• Terry Palmer, 42, North Carolina
• Don Storey, Tennessee
• Michael Tallent, 27, Tennessee
• Brandon Taylor, 26, North Carolina
• Michael Wells, 57, Tennessee
• Wyatt Whitebread, 14, Illinois
• Bill Van Buskirk, 88, Tennessee