Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace (Week of May 13)

[Omaha Steve]

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Tampa Electric Contractor Electrocuted

May 12, TAMPA, FL - 35 year old Jason R. Moore of Wesley Chapel died of electrocution Thursday in the Lake Magdalene area, authorities said. Moore was working in an elevated bucket when he touched a live transformer. Moore worked for Team Fishel, a utility contractor based in Columbus, Ohio, with an office in Plant City, a company official said.


Store Worker Shot Dead in Robbery Attempt

May 12, SAN ANTONIO, TX - 27 year old Aileen Harbridge was shot to death Thursday shortly after arriving at Ashley Furniture Store where she worked. Other employees who were arriving for work heard gunshots and called police. Arriving officers searched and cleared the building and are still investigating.



Border Patrol Agents Killed in Train Collision

May 12, GILA BEND, AZ - 39 year old Hector Clark and 34 year old Edward Rojas, both US Border Patrol Agents out of the Yuma sector, were killed when their SUV was hit by a freight train. Both agents were assisting in chasing a group of suspected illegal immigrants. The agents were traveling along a frontage road when the driver suddenly turned south onto a private crossing immediately in front of the fast-moving train, said Aaron Hunt, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman.


Texas Police Chief Found Shot

May 12, LAJOYA, TX - 44 year old LaJoya Police Chief Jose Del Angel was shot to death Thursday night. LaJoya Police responded to a call about a man down at a vacant lot and found Angel shot to death inside his vehicle. Officials will await the autopsy results to determine if the wound to his upper body was self inflicted or the result of a homicide.



Rental Store Owner Shot to Death in Robbery Attempt

May 12, KANSAS CITY, MO - David Bledsoe, owner of Bledsoe Rentals, was shot to death inside his business Thursday. Two masked robbers burst into the store and demanded money. Bledsoe, who was sitting in a chair, was shot in the chest after telling the robbers "you're not going to shoot anybody". Bledsoe didn't die right away and actually took chase after them in his truck. He made it a few blocks when he got out of his truck and collapsed. He died enroute to the hospital.



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