Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jailer Robert Daniel was killed when a large tornado struck a building he was working in while supervising inmates on work release.
Deputy Jailer Daniel was supervising seven inmates who were participating in the work release program at the Mayfield Consumer Products' candle factory at 112 Industrial Drive. A large tornado that had tracked over 200 miles across multiple states struck the city of Mayfield. Deputy Daniel guided inmates and employees into the shelter. Almost all 100 people were in the shelter ahead of him when the roof collapsed and killed him and numerous employees. Without the risks that he took to save others, more employees from the factory would have been killed.
All seven inmates were rescued from the rubble; however, one escaped after being treated at a local hospital.
Dozens of people in multiple states were killed as a result of the tornado.
Officer Daniel is survived by his four daughters, three sons, seven grandchildren, two brothers, and father.
Survivors
Officer Daniel is survived by his four daughters, three sons, seven grandchildren, two brothers, and father.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Jailer Daniel served with the Graves County Jail.
Thank you for your service to the Mayfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Jailer Daniel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Jailer Robert T. Daniel is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert T. Daniel's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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