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Fatalities During Construction of Hoover Dam
1922
Date Name Cause of Death
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12/20 |
J. G. Tierney, U.S.B.R* |
Drowned |
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1931
Date Name Cause of Death
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5/17 |
Harry Large, Six Company |
Rock Slide |
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5/17 |
Andrew Lane, Six Company |
Rock Slide |
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5/18 |
Fred Olsen, Lewis Const. Co. |
Premature Explosion |
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6/20 |
William Bryant, Six Company |
Explosion |
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6/20 |
J. P. Sweezy, Six Company |
Explosion |
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6/27 |
Pat Shannon, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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6/28 |
Mike Madzia, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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6/25 |
Ray Hapland, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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7/5 |
Joe Rolland, Six Company |
Drowned |
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7/5 |
Martin Puluski, (visitor) |
Drowned |
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7/8 |
Robert Core, Newberry Elec. Corp. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/10 |
A. E. Meredith, Lewis Const. Co. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/10 |
Thomas Murray, Anderson Bros. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/11 |
Joe Lyons, Anderson Bros. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/13 |
Earl Parker, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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7/15 |
John Swenson, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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7/20 |
Chase Allen, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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7/22 |
A. A. McClurg, Intrnl. Truck Co. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/23 |
Tom Noonal, Six Company |
Heat Prostration |
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7/24 |
Joe Ganz, Anderson Bros. |
Heat Prostration |
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7/26 |
Lew Starnes, Anderson Bros. |
Heat Prostration |
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9/11 |
H. H. Kidd, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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9/21 |
Jack Russell, Six Company |
Fell 400 feet |
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9/29 |
Jack Seitz, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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10/2 |
Lauri Lehto, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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10/17 |
Joe Doyle, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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10/17 |
Ralph Henderson, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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10/17 |
M. C. Stuckey, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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11/7 |
D. R. Elston, Six Company |
Struck by Truck |
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12/15 |
M. J. Sidmore, Six Company |
Premature Explosion |
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12/15 |
Frank Manning, Six Company |
Premature Explosion |
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1932
Date Name Cause of Death
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1/7 |
S. A. McDaniel, Six Company |
Fell |
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2/11 |
Joe Talbert, Six Company |
Power Shovel |
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2/25 |
Ben Johnson, Six Company |
Drowned in Tank |
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3/11 |
O. A. George, Six Company |
Crushed - Trucks |
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3/30 |
Frank Brady, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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4/14 |
Carl Bennett, Six Company |
Explosion |
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4/21 |
H. H. Nightingale, Six Company |
Shovel - Crushed |
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4/26 |
L. N. McBride, Six Company |
Struck by Skip Line |
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4/27 |
Bert Lynch, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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4/28 |
V. R. Moore, Six Company |
Struck by Concrete Skip |
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5/11 |
John Abercrombie, Six Company |
Transport Collision |
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5/20 |
B. S. Joyce, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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5/30 |
H. A. Willis, Six Company |
Electrocuted |
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6/17 |
H. L. Scothern, Six Company |
Struck by Cable |
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7/25 |
Walter Hardesty, Six Company |
Struck by Cable |
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7/27 |
E. A. Bishop, Six Company |
Truck Went Overboard |
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7/29 |
Alexander Girardi, Six Company |
Fell from Wall |
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8/24 |
A. E. Wooden, Six Company |
Crushed by Form |
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8/31 |
E. H. Gammill, Six Company |
Premature Explosion |
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9/24 |
V. I. Kemnitz, Six Company |
Rock Fall |
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9/25 |
P. B. Hicks, Six Company |
Fell from Wall |
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9/28 |
James C. Roberts, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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11/9 |
Louie Goss, Six Company |
Fell from Wall |
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11/16 |
Carl Soderstrom, Six Company |
Drowned |
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12/1 |
R. R. Petticrew, Six Company |
Electrocuted |
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12/12 |
Dan Shovlin, Six Company |
Struck by Truck |
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12/23 |
Walter Hamer, Six Company |
Fell from Valve House |
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1933
Date Name Cause of Death
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1/1 |
F. C. Palmer, Six Company |
Fell from Valve House |
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1/10 |
Gus Enberg, Six Company |
Explosion |
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1/11 |
Howard Cornelius, Six Company |
Explosion |
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2/1 |
V. H. Blair, Six Company |
Fell from Truck |
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2/7 |
J. H. Powers, Six Company |
Truck fell on him |
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2/7 |
M. H. Kaighn, Six Company |
Rock Slide |
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3/12 |
Tome Markey, Six Company |
Fell |
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3/16 |
William Koontz, Six Company |
Run over by Truck |
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4/8 |
Dan Kalal, Six Company |
Gravel Slide |
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5/20 |
H. D. Bluhm, Six Company |
Struck by Shovel |
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5/22 |
Pete Savoff, Six Company |
Fell |
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6/23 |
Mike Landers, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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6/26 |
L. W. Steele, Six Company |
Runover by Truck |
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7/1 |
F. B. Kassell, Six Company |
Premature Explosion |
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7/13 |
George Falkener, Six Company |
Falling Timber |
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7/19 |
J. M. Nelson, Six Company |
Fell from Form |
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9/15 |
V. O. Lee, Six Company |
Electrocuted |
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10/1 |
James Jackman, Six Company |
Falling Concrete Bucket |
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11/8 |
W. A. Jameson, Six Company |
Concrete Slide |
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11/8 |
James Tocci, Six Company |
Run over by Truck |
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12/6 |
L. E. Roach, Six Company |
Fell from Jumbo |
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12/29 |
P. A. Malan, Six Company |
Fell from Form |
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1934
Date Name Cause of Death
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1/22 |
George Good, Six Company |
Falling Material |
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2/1 |
Rosyn Grant, Six Company |
Fell |
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2/6 |
Kenneth Walden, Six Company |
Crushed by Concrete Bucket |
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2/26 |
Eugene Buckner, Six Company |
Falling Timber |
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3/10 |
George R. Richardson, Six Company |
Elevator Accident |
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3/23 |
Harry Morgan, Six Company |
Fell |
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4/14 |
Allen Jackson, Six Company |
Fell |
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5/16 |
G. D. McIsaac, Six Company |
Electrocuted |
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5/20 |
Howard Bently, Six Company |
Falling Rock |
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5/25 |
Fred Deckmann, B&W |
Fell |
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5/26 |
Samuel L. Carter, Six Company |
Run over by Conc. Dinkey |
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6/11 |
Grant Miles, Six Company |
Fell 60' walking thru drain |
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6/24 |
Victor K. Auchard, Six Company |
Crushed under Jumbo |
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8/27 |
Harris Lange, B&W |
Sling Broke, Falling objects |
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9/16 |
Frank A. Fritz, Six Company |
Electrocuted |
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9/26 |
John W. Rawls, Six Company |
Fell from Form |
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11/1 |
Paul L. Jordan, B&W |
Fell from 30' Pipe |
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11/1 |
Richard M. Whelan, B&W |
Penstock Car Broke Loose |
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11/1 |
Martin L. Hempel, B&W |
Penstock Car Broke Loose |
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11/4 |
Alfred E. Foreman, B&W |
Penstock Car Broke Loose |
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11/14 |
K. H. Rankin, U.S.B.R. |
Struck by Concrete Bucket |
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1935
Date Name Cause of Death
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1/3 |
J. W. Pitts, Six Company |
Struck by Concrete Bucket |
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2/19 |
Kenneth L. Wilson, Six Company |
Line Broke - Fell 200' |
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2/21 |
B. R. Reaves, Six Company |
Fell into Tunnel & Drowned |
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5/15 |
David C. Nixon, Six Company |
Crushed by Concrete Bucket |
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5/17 |
Verne Mason, Six Company |
Falling Pipe |
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6/21 |
J. W. Matson, B&W |
Falling Casting |
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6/21 |
Harold Koile, B&W |
Falling Casting |
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8/14 |
William R. Skaloud, B&W |
Fell |
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11/17 |
Albert G. Loper, Six Company |
Fell |
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11/24 |
Roy Stevens, Six Company |
Struck by Flying Object |
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12/20 |
Patrict W. Tierney, U.S.B.R.* |
Fell from Intake Tower |
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1939
Date Name Cause of Death
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2/15 |
John G. Hansen, U.S.B.R. |
Drowned |
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There were no accidental deaths from 1923 to 1930, from 1936 to 1938, and from 1940 to 1942.
*Patrict W. Tierney was the son of J. G. Tierney, who was killed on the job in 1922.
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