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 21, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 12/12/2011 | Oilfield Service & Supply Company Inc., Laurel, MS 39443 | Worker was removing a ladder stuck in mud and briars. The ladder flew up and hit the worker on the back, fatally injuring the worker. | |
| 01/04/2012 | California Department of Corrections, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 | Worker was on a training hike when he collapsed. | |
| 01/09/2012 | Wardcraft Homes, Inc., Moose, WY 83012 | Worker fell 15 feet while dismantling a make-shift scaffold. | |
| 01/11/2012 | Dmitry Ivanov, West Springfield, MA 01089 | Worker fell through floor openings from the second floor to the basement. | |
| 01/11/2012 | Discount Tires, Turlock, CA 95380 | After a jack broke, vehicle fell on worker. | |
| 01/12/2012 | New Charter Electric, Jacksonville, FL 32209 | Worker was killed when he reached up to close a fuse feeding a 26 KV transmission circuit. | |
| 01/12/2012 | Bushwacker Brush Removal, Nevada City, CA 95959 | Worker was decapitated after being entangled in a rope caught in a wood chipper. | |
| 01/12/2012 | The De Moya Group Inc., Miami, FL 33186 | Worker was struck by a vehicle. | |
| 01/12/2012 | Pittman Nursery Inc., Magnolia, AR 71753 | Worker drowns after falling out of a boat while performing maintenance on an irrigation pump. | |
| 01/13/2012 | Commercial Forming Corporation, Coral Gables, FL 33134 | Worker was struck by welding machine cart that came loose while the welding machine was being lifted. | |
| 01/16/2012 | Hawkeye, LLC., Scarborough, ME 04074 | Worker died after falling 50 feet from a utility pole. | |
| 01/16/2012 | Cronimet Corporation, Aliquippa, PA 15001 |
Worker was struck and killed by a powered industrial truck. | |
| 01/17/2012 | Estes Express Lines, Davenport, IA 60525 | Worker was crushed between a dolly and a trailer while attempting to hook two trailers together. | |
| 01/18/2012 | Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Inc., Hunter, NY 12442 | Worker slid off the trail and into the woods, striking a tree. | |
| 01/20/2012 | Petco Petroleum Corporation, Saint Elmo, IL 62458 | Worker was traveling in a backhoe and was crushed after the backhoe toppled into a ditch. | |
| 01/20/2012 | Lamdoil Corporation, Marysville, KS 66508 | Worker was lifting a piece of tubing that fell off its cribbing while being hoisted. The tubing rolled, pinning the worker to the concrete floor. | |
| CATASTROPHES (None Reported) | |||