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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

May the New Year bring in lots of happiness and a bright year ahead.
Have a happy New Year.

 
USMWF would like to thank all of our supporters in 2018 as your kind donation and support has helped us continue our mission into 2019. Our goals and mission cannot be reached without your support.
 

USMWF mission is to continue...

  • providing information and contact resources;
  • promoting family involvement; 
  • bringing attention to the lasting effects of workplace injuries;
  • personalizing workplace fatalities with our FACES campaign;
  • raising public awareness and dismissing negative attitudes;
  • transforming workplace safety;
  • ensuring transparency and fairness in the investigative systems of both government and business and
  • improving the worker compensation system.

Our vision is to continues to...

USMWF will be a highly visible, organized community of dedicated people, and nationally recognized non-profit leader driving the transformation of the work environment to safe and healthy conditions for all workers – both today and tomorrow.
Thank you for your generosity to United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF). 

We know it would not be possible without your donation and we cannot thank you enough for your compassionate support.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

March 25-29:  OSHA Grain Stand Up Week;
April 28, 2019:  Worker's Memorial Day
April 28, 2019 (7pm):  USMWF's Nebraska Workers' Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil
April 29, 2018:  USMWF's Nebraska's 8th FREE Safety Training Event;
May 6-10:  OSHA Fall Stand Down Week;
May 2019: USMWF's Beat the Heat Campaign
 
If you have any work safety events you would like to share please let us know as we will be happy to help get the word out. We are a national organization so please let us know what is happening near you.

In Memory and Honor of Fallen Workers...
These are just a few of our workers that we lost have lost in the month of January.  Our thoughts are with their family, friends and co-workers.

Erin Sperrey, 20

Erin was killed while working for Tim Horton's in Caribou, Maine.
She was beaten by a disgruntled employee.

~ 2/15/1984 -1/2/2005 ~

Keith Everett, 53

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

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

~ 1/20/14 ~

David Ball, 47

David was killed on the job in January 20, 2014 while working for International Nutrition Plant, Nebraska. He was killed when he was crushed when the building collapsed.

~ 8/24/1966 - 1/20/14 ~

George "Junior" Hamner, 54

George was killed on the job in January 2006 while working for Sago Mine, (ICG) in Sago, West Virginia. He died in a mine explosion and suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.

~ 08/15/1951 - 01/02/2006 ~
Did you see all of the memorial candles lit throughout the month of December on USMWF's main Facebook page in memory and honor of our fallen workers?

A special thank you to all that lit a candle this holiday season and helped us continue our tradition in honoring and remembering our fallen workers.  We were able to light over 30 candles this season and remember all of our fallen workers.
 

Enter 2019 with SAFETY!!

Below are a few great educational tools created by workplace safety expert John Newquist and help your workplace make safety first everyday in 2019.

We invite you to take a moment and review presentations on:
Combustible Dust;
Confined Spaces;
Industrial Fall Protection;
Fire Safety;

Click here for more great workplace safety topics presentations by John Newquist.

Safety should always be a top priority in the workplace.
April 28, 2019 is Workers' Memorial Day and this year USMWF will continue  to honor and remember our fallen workers in a special way.  But, USMWF cannot do this without your help!

We are looking for multiple Sponsors to help us rent billboards for one month being displayed in cities across the U.S.

If you are interested in sponsoring a billboard in your city please contact Tonya Ford at tonyaford@usmwf.org for more information. 
 

DID YOU KNOW....

You can search upcoming Legislature hearings that are happening in YOUR State?

Go to: https://legiscan.com/schedules/2019

You can choose your State on the left side and use keywords such as "Workers Compensation"

Please take a look and let us know if there is any upcoming hearings in your State that you feel USMWF can help make a difference.

Your help is greatly appreciated as together we can help turn tragedy into prevention and save lives.
We Always Need Your Help?
We are reliant on charitable donations in order to be able to continue to provide these services. That is why we ask you to remember USMWF with a charitable gift in support of our important work.

We have amazing supporters and would like to include you to our team in helping USMWF continue reaching their mission of offering support, guidance and resources to those affected by work related incidents. 

Every amount matters in allowing us to make a difference of supporting and  honoring our fallen workers and their families as well as preventing and educating the importance of workplace safety.
We thank you for your time and invite you to contact us if you have any questions,  would like to learn more about USMWF or see how we can work together in protecting our workers.

Sincerely,

Tonya Ford
Executive Director
Support USMWF Today!
*USMWF's main priorities are to offer support, guidance and resources to those that have been forever affected by preventable work related incidents. It is very hard for some of our family members to take the time to write or speak about their loved ones incident and how their life has forever changed. Many letters we receive are specifically written on behalf of our request.  We do have a few families who have asked not to share or alter information so please follow and take the TOU serious.  For more information regarding the Terms of Use click here.

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