{"id":54688,"date":"2021-03-04T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=54688"},"modified":"2021-03-04T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:13:45","slug":"member-dies-in-calif-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/member-dies-in-calif-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Member dies in Calif. accident","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Local 1544 (Maywood, Calif.) member lost his life as a result of injuries while performing service early March 3.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54744\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Taj_Ellis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-54744\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellis<\/figcaption><\/figure>Brother Taj Ellis, 46, of Chino, Calif., was making a set-out in La Mirada Yard in Orange County, Calif., at 12:30 a.m. when he was fatally injured.<br \/>\nHe had been a member of our union since July 2013 and was a conductor for BNSF.<br \/>\nA member of the SMART-TD National Safety Team is assisting the National Transportation Safety Board, which has launched an investigation into the accident.<br \/>\nBrother Ellis is the first on-the-job casualty of 2021 for our union. Last year, four of our members died while in service. He is survived by his wife, Trinity, and children.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/2ary1uhww0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">An online fundraiser has been established<\/a> by fellow Local 1544 member Jimmey Diaz during this time of loss for Brother Ellis&#8217; family.<br \/>\n&#8220;There are no words to describe how we are all feeling at this moment,&#8221; Diaz wrote on the GoFundMe page. &#8220;The smiles and laughter will forever be remembered my friend.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe SMART Transportation Division offers its sincere condolences to Brother Ellis\u2019 family, his Local 1544 brothers and sisters and all those who knew him.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Local 1544 (Maywood, Calif.) member lost his life as a result of injuries while performing service early March 3. Brother Taj Ellis, 46, of Chino, Calif., was making a set-out in La Mirada Yard in Orange County, Calif., at 12:30 a.m. when he was fatally injured. 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