In March 2020, Whitney Gardener suffered a fatal injury in a fall from a sanitation truck. Her mother Peggy shares how she received the news and what her daughter’s loss means to her.
Worker fatalities are not statistics. They are family members and friends, neighbors and coworkers who leave behind loved ones and communities to deal with their loss and a lifetime of unrealized opportunities.
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Original article published by OSHA