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Welcome to Episode 35 of OSHIT covering the death of Mary Roberts, a beloved mother, sister, and wife. Mary was tragically killed in a domestic violence turned workplace violence situation. If you have any comments, questions, or can provide additional clarification to this episode, please email us at podcast.oshit@gmail.com.

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Welcome to Episode 34 of OSHIT where we discuss the loss of Mr. Paul Blas through a forklift crush that took place during a bus moving event by GM Logistics in Barragada, Guam. This podcast is dedicated to the victims, their families, and the prevention of further loss of life from crush incidents. 

Welcome to Episode 32 of OSHIT, Explosion: Us Ecology Idaho, Inc. where Ella and Kat discuss the explosion at US Ecology’s Boise, Idaho plant that resulted in the fatality of Alex Green and the hospitalization of 3 others. This podcast is in dedication to the victims, their loved ones, and the prevention of further loss of life due to workplace explosions.

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Welcome to Episode 29 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella discuss the story of Supervisory Correctional Systems Specialist Marc Fischer who died after encountering mail laced narcotics in the mail room at USP Atwater in California. This episode is dedicated to Officer Fischer, and his loved ones and to the many correctional officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 

Information about avoiding illicit drug exposure while working as a first responder can be found through NIOSH: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/substance-use/fentanyl-toolkit-emergency-responders/index.html

If you or a loved one are struggling with substance abuse, help is available at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

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Welcome to episode 28 of OSHIT, where Kat and Ella tell the story of 25 year-old Brooke Schryver who lost her life in a drowning incident on May 29, 2022 off the Lost Coast Trail in California. This episode is dedicated to Brooke, her family, and to the many other victims of drowning off this same beach and trail. 

Welcome to episode 27 of OSHIT where Ella talks about the death of Flor Lopez, a 28-year old working at Flack Farms during the summer of 2024. 

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Welcome to OSHIT Episode 26: Electrocution - Hranec Corporation.

Today’s episode will discuss the electrocution of Mr. Jimmy McGalla while changing out the compressor of an HVAC unit. This episode is dedicated to Mr. Jimmy McGalla, his wife, and his children, in addition to all of those who knew and loved him.

Welcome to episode 25 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella break down the Tropicana Casino Resort parking garage collapse, where the lives of Michael Wittland,  Scott Pietrosante, Robert Tartaglio Jr., and James P. Bigelow were lost. This episode is dedicated to all of the families of the lives lost and those impacted as a result. 

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Welcome to Episode 24 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella talk about Heat Illness which resulted in the deaths of Victor Hernandez, 28, Dario Mendoza, 26, Efrain Lopez Garcia, 29, an unnamed male, and many, many others. This episode is dedicated to all employees working in hot conditions, but especially those who lost their lives in the heat.

Welcome to Episode 22 of OSHIT where Ella tells the story of the death of an employee of Hat Creek Express in Nebraska on March 5, 2024. 

Welcome to Episode 21 of OSHIT where Ella tells the tragic story of Courtney Edwards, a 33-year old mother of three who lost her life while working for Piedmont Airlines, Inc. at the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama in 2022. This episode is dedicated to Courtney and her family and to preventing deaths at airports around the world.

Welcome to Episode 20 of OSHIT where Ella tells the stories Randal (Randy) Rote, Duelle Block, Robert Goodenow, Pawel Tordoff, Angel Reyes, and Carlos “Charly” Nunez. These employees lost their lives while working for Didion Milling Inc. in Cambria, Wisconsin in two separate incidents that occurred in 2020 and 2017. 

Welcome to Episode 19 of OSHIT where Ella tells the story of Jesse West. A 29-year-old father, husband, and Veteran who lost his life working in a rail car for Seaboard Foods LLC in August of 2022. This episode is dedicated to his family and friends, and to preventing the loss of life in and around flowable solids such as soybean meal.

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Welcome to OSHIT-Episode 17, Crushed-by: Odd Jobs

Today’s story is about Mr. Singh Athwal, a 64-year-old worker who was crushed by a garage wall during demolition. Today’s story also crosses the Atlantic Ocean over and takes place in Winchester, UK. 

Welcome to Episode 16 of OSHIT, where Kat and Ella discuss the tragic deaths of Robert Isaac and A.D. Barnes at different locations of Sun Chemical Corporation in November 2015 and November 2011, respectively. This episode is dedicated to the victims as well as their loved ones. 

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Welcome to Episode 14 of OSHIT, where Kat and Ella discuss the tragic and preventable death of Mina Elsaid due to an overexposure to carbon monoxide in the warehouse where she worked on December 30, 2023. This story is dedicated to Mina and her injured co-worker and to preventing the loss of life from exposure to carbon monoxide at work, throughout the U.S., and all over the world. 

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Welcome to Episode 13 of OSHIT where Ella and Kat discuss the electrocution death of Lewis ”Ben” Smith when working as a lineman in Charlotte, North Carolina for Duke Energy. We also discuss the recent deaths of Bryce Freeman and Zach Jones who died in the line of duty working for Duke Energy in 2024. If you would like to help support their families, the active go fund me pages are linked below. 

Welcome to Episode 12 of OSHIT where Ella and Kat discuss a fall which resulted in the death of an unidentified Sun Coast Roofing Services employee in Oviedo, Florida in December 2020.

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Welcome to Episode 11 of OSHIT where Ella and Kat discuss a chemical combination at a Buffalo Wild Wings which caused the overexposure and death of Ryan Baldera.

Welcome to Episode 10 of OSHIT, where Kat and Ella discuss the tragic loss of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier during a hit-and-run incident in May 2017 in Connecticut. This story is dedicated to his memory and to preventing the loss of life on roadways throughout the U.S. and beyond. 

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Welcome to Episode 9 of OSHIT where Ella and Kat discuss the tragic event that led to the death of Everett Henry when a lawnmower he was operating rolled over from a slight incline. This episode is dedicated to Everett and his family and to preventing lawn mower related injuries and deaths both in the workplace and at home.

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Welcome to episode 7 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella discuss the Disney World Monorail crash in July 2009 that tragically took the life of 21-year old Austin Wuennenberg. 

This episode is dedicated to Austin and his loved ones and to preventing the future loss of life at work.

Welcome to Episode 6 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the victim of an explosion at Letterkenny Army Depot in 2018. This episode is dedicated to the victims, their loved ones, and to preventing loss of life due to workplace explosions in the future.

Eric Byers and Richard "Rick" Barnes.

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Welcome to episode 4 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the about Workplace Violence in the nursing field and the tragic loss of our victim, Joyce Grayson.

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Welcome to episode 3 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the 51 victims of the 1978 Willow Island Cooling Tower collapse in West Virginia. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to scaffolding collapses in the future.

Joseph V. Bafile, James Blouir, Robert Blouir, Steve Blouir, Kenneth Boring, Richard Bowser, Thomas Cross, Roger Cunningham, Larry Deem, Roy F. Deem, Ray Deulley, Darrell Glover, Loren Keith Glover, Alvin W. Goff, Gary Gossett, James Harrison, Claude Hendrickson, Dan Hensler, Ken Hill, Gary Hinkle, Roger Hunt, Tom G. Kaptis, Randy Lowther, Ronald Mather, Howard McBrayer Jr., Willard McCown, Clayton Monroe, Robert Moore, Chet Payne, Edgar Phillips, Raymond Poling, Fred Pride Jr., Robert C. Riley, Ray Rollyson, Floyd Rupe, Alan Sampson, Glen Satterfield, Jeff Snyder, Emmett Steele, Ernest Steele, Larry Steele, Miles E. Steele, Ronald Steele, Richard Stoke, Richard Swick, Brian Taylor, Dale Wagoner, Charles Warren, Jack Westfall, Lewis D. Wildman, and Ronald Yocum.

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Welcome to episode 2 of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell you the story of the nearly 4 people killed during a permit-required confined space entry in 2017 in Key Largo, Florida. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to entry into confined spaces without proper precautions in the future.

Elway Gray, Robert Wilson, Louis O'Keefe, and very nearly Leonardo Moreno.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of OSHIT where Kat and Ella tell the story of the 14 victims of the 2007 Imperial Sugar Refinery Explosion in Port Wentworth, Georgia. This story is dedicated to those victims and to preventing loss of life due to combustible dust explosions in the future.

Eric Barnes, John Calvin Butler Jr., Alphonso Fields Sr., Truitt Byers, Michael Kelly Fields, Malcolm Frazier, McKinley “Von” Habersham Sr., Shelathia “Shon” Harvey, Earl Johnson, Patricia Ann “Pat” Lowe Proctor, Earl Quarterman, Byron Singleton, Tony Thomas, and Michael “Big Mike” Williams.

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