Joshua Eli Voth
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Sergeant

Joshua Eli Voth

Colorado Department of Corrections — Colorado Springs, CO
Accident
End of Watch December 4, 2019
Age 28
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Joshua Voth was killed when a boiler exploded at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City.

The explosion occurred at about noon when the boiler suffered a catastrophic failure.

Sergeant Voth had served with the Colorado Department of Corrections for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CO-B74198AE
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Voth gave the Colorado Department of Corrections 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Voth.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Colorado Springs, CO
Platform Identity cdcorr.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 2019
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Joshua Eli Voth is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 28.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Colorado Department of Corrections, 4 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado Department of Corrections
4
of 18 officers
22.2% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshua Eli Voth's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Joshua Eli Voth Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Eli Voth is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location