From the Northwest Herald (Rockford Illinois)
ROCKFORD – A Crystal Lake man electrocuted in August was remembered at a ceremony Monday recognizing union workers killed on the job.
Daniel J. Yost, 24, a 2001 graduate of Crystal Lake South High School, was killed in August while working as a ComEd lineman in Lombard.
Each year, more than 5,000 workers die from injuries suffered in on-the-job accidents, and thousands more suffer permanent injuries, according to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. More than 30 years ago, the AFL-CIO set aside April 28 as “Workers Memorial Day” to remember those who died on the job.
Since 1990, the Rockford United Labor organization has held a ceremony to honor local union members who have died from industrial accidents, according to a union news release.
The ceremony was held in Yost’s honor Monday along the banks of the Rock River behind the E.J. “Zeke” Giorgi State of Illinois building in Rockford, one of two Workers Memorial Day monuments in Illinois, according to the union.
During the ceremony, Yost’s name was to be added to the Workers Memorial Day plaque displayed year-round at the Local 364 IBEW hall in Rockford, according to the union.
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