Weekly Fatality/Catastrophe Report
This table contains the weekly summaries of fatalities and catastrophes resulting in the hospitalization of three or more workers. Employers must report these incidents to OSHA within eight hours. The summaries below include only preliminary information, as reported to OSHA Area Offices or to States which operate OSHA-approved State Plans. The fatalities listed here include only those that initially appear to be work-related, but exclude fatalities that do not appear to be work-related, such as an apparent heart attack of a sedentary worker. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities and catastrophes. After OSHA's investigation is complete, these reports will be updated with inspection results and citation information.
Weekly Summary (Federal and State data tabulated week ending January 14, 2012) | |||
FATALITIES | |||
Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
10/02/2011 | Father & Sons Pizza, Philadelphia, PA 19125 | Worker unloading cases of soda from a delivery truck was killed when the truck door hit him on the head, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete. | |
12/14/2011 | Chanel, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854 | Worker was caught between a forklift and a storage rack. | |
12/20/2011 | Bowllin Logging, Brookhaven, MS 39601 | Worker was struck and killed by a tree he was cutting down. | |
12/23/2011 | Janis Plastics Inc., Antioch, IL 60002 | Worker was found unresponsive on the floor. Cause of death not yet determined. | |
12/23/2011 | Humphrey & Associates, Inc., Dallas, TX 75229 | Worker performing electrical contract work suffered a heart attack. | |
12/30/2011
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Sunny Gem LLC/Cal Ag Resource, Buttom Willow, CA 93206 | Worker was struck and killed by another worker driving a loader. | |
01/03/2012
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Weathertop Nursery, Inc., Laytonville, CA 95454 | Worker found dead in a storage area. Cause of death pending. | |
01/04/2012 | Super Center Concepts, Inc./ dba Superior Grocers, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 | Worker died when he was caught between a truck and a loading dock. | |
01/05/2012
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Novirtus Transport, Tacoma, WA 98421 | Worker was killed after being caught between a truck's driveshaft. | |
01/06/2012 | Bernard Egan & Company, Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 | Truck repairman was killed when the truck he was repairing fell on him. | |
01/06/2012 | Levco Construction, Incorporated, Houston, TX 77072 | Worker installing a stormwater drainage pipe inside a trench was buried under soil when the trench collapsed. | |
01/06/2012 | Fry Roofing, Inc., San Antonio, TX 78266 | Worker repairing a roof died after he fell approximately 25 feet to the concrete ground. | |
01/07/2012 | Across Big Sky Flow Testing, LLC, Killdeer, ND 58640 | Worker switching tanks at a flow testing facility was found dead on the catwalk of a tank battery. | |
01/09/2012
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D&J Marangi, dba Ace Environmental Services, Newark, NJ 07108 | Worker was run over by a garbage truck while on a collection route. | |
01/09/2012 | Sarano's Inc., Ignacio, CO 81137 | Worker transporting water from a water truck was run over and killed when the truck's brakes failed. | |
01/10/2012 | Southwest Signal, Inc., Tampa, FL 33619 | Worker was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. | |
01/10/2012 | Toxco, Inc., Lancaster, OH 43130 | Worker changing a tire on earthmoving equipment was crushed between a block of wood and the equipment. | |
01/10/2012 | Butler Merchandising Solutions, Inc., St. Louis, MO 63106 | Worker was crushed by the Brause clam shell press machine he was operating. | |
01/10/2012 | Minster Machine Company, Minster, OH 45865 | Worker operating an overhead crane to move a foundry flask died when caught between two flasks. | |
01/11/2012
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Seaway Painting, LLC, Detroit, MI | Worker died after falling from the underside of a bridge into a river. | |
01/11/2012 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trenton, MI 48183 | Worker committed suicide inside a service vehicle with a service-issued firearm. | |
CATASTROPHES (None Reported) |