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 February 25, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 02/07/2012 | Great White Pressure Pumping, Garden City, TX 79739 | Worker performing pre-fracking operations was struck and killed when a pipe exploded under pressure. | |
| 02/08/2012 | Redmond Construction Inc., Bernard, IA 52032 | Worker died from head injuries after falling 15 feet while doing construction work. | |
| 02/17/2012 | US Airways Group Inc., Phoenix, AZ 85034 | Worker was crushed between two vertically moving conveyor belts. | |
| 02/18/2012 | Duphil Construction, Orange, TX 77632 | Worker was crushed when a load on a forklift fell. | |
| 02/18/2012 | Smithfield Packing Company Inc., Clinton, NC 28328 | Worker emptying waste water sludge into a tanker truck died from exposure to toxic gas. | |
| 02/19/2012 | Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, Skyomish, WA 98288 | Worker participating in a video shoot at a ski resort was killed during an avalanche. | |
| 02/19/2012 | Southern Metals Recycling Inc., Savannah, GA 31405 | Worker using knife to cut wire cut his finger. He fainted and later died from head injuries after falling to concrete floor. | |
| 02/20/2012 | CSI Acquistion Co., LLC dba Crane Service Inc., Three Rivers, TX 78022 | Worker died when caught between a tractor and a trailer while hooking them together. | |
| 02/20/2012 | Win-Sons Poleline Construction, Watonga, OK 73040 | Worker replacing lightning arresters on electrical lines was electrocuted after touching an energized line. | |
| 02/21/2012 | Ferman BMW of Palm Harbor, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 | Worker died after falling out of a golf cart. | |
| 02/22/2012 | Renner Construction, Palmetto, GA 30268 | Worker performing residential construction died when he fell off the roof, landing on the lower deck. | |
| 02/22/2012 | Arden and Howe Car Wash Inc., Sacramento, CA 95825 | Worker was struck and killed by a vehicle exiting the car wash. | |
| 02/23/2012 | Neo Corporation, Gatlinburg, TN 37738 | Worker was working adjacent to an embankment when it collapsed. | |
| 02/23/2012 | Walmart, Streetsbooro, OH 44241 | Worker unloading a general merchandise truck died from apparent heart attack. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||