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Gregory Dale Mitchell
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Correctional Officer

Gregory Dale Mitchell

Georgia Department of Corrections — Atlanta, GA
Accident
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End of Watch July 7, 2015
Age 50
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Correctional Officer Gregory Mitchell died in an industrial accident at the Hays State Prison in Trion, Georgia.

He was performing maintenance functions at the prison when he was knocked out of a mechanical cart by a ladder. He suffered fatal injuries as a result of the accident.

Officer Mitchell had served with the Georgia Department of Corrections for 25 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Correctional Officer Mitchell gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Mitchell.

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

Agency

Department Georgia Department of Corrections
Type Corrections
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity gdcorr.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 2015
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Gregory is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2015, 53 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 88th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gregory was 50. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Gregory had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Georgia Department of Corrections has 38 officers remembered here, Gregory among them.

Across the years
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Where

Correctional Officer Gregory Dale Mitchell

Georgia Department of Corrections · End of Watch July 7, 2015

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E

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