KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Calls for accountability, two days after a Jackson County Public Works employee is killed on the job. “You send them down there Sunday, then we lose a life getting it out and the truck is still there. Somebody needs to be accountable for this,” said Chief Jeff Jewell of Fire and EMS of the Inter City Fire Protection District.

A statement from Jackson County identified the employee as Everett Carter, 61, who worked for the county for 40 years.

Jewell and public works employees took a pause after his death on Sunday. After 40 years of service to Jackson County, including eight years in the public works department, he was killed serving the community. While working a call during the storm, Carter exited his dump truck. It struck and killed him.

A decades-long public servant has died in the line of duty during snow removal operations. According to a statement from Jackson County, Everett Carter, 61, had been part of the public works team for the past eight years and spent 40 years working for the county.

Everett Carter was a county employee of 40 years, including eight in public works. County officials say his death is a reminder of the risks faced by public servants while ensuring the safety of metro roadways.