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 March 24, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 02/04/2012 | Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Inc., Connell, WA 99326 | Worker at a frozen food manufacturing facility died after performing waste water treatment operations. | |
| 02/14/2012 | Richard Knight, White Swan, WA 98952 | Worker was struck and killed by a large alfalfa bale. | |
| 02/22/2012 | Port Newark Container Terminal LLC, Newark, NJ 07114 | Worker at a container terminal died after being caught between two cargo containers. | |
| 02/22/2012 | Danny Mallard, Whitesboro, TX 76273 | Worker installing an advertising billboard died after falling 30 feet. | |
| 02/24/2012 | Equipos de Bequeron, Las Piedras, PR 00771 | Worker was thrown from a truck and killed when equipment the truck was carrying caused the truck to crash. | |
| 03/01/2012 | Professional Roofing Services Inc., Ortonville, MI 48433 | Worker performing roofing activities was electrocuted while moving a ladder that touched an overhead power line. | |
| 03/04/2012 | JM Manufacturing Inc., Umatilla, OR 97882 | Worker performing maintenance at a pipe fitting manufacturer was killed when a 396-pound plastic pipe fell on him. | |
| 03/06/2012 | Daniel Smith, dba Smith Logging, Holly Pond, AL 35083 | Worker performing logging operations died from head injuries after being struck by a tree. | |
| 03/09/2012 | Peninsula Sanitary Service Inc., Stanford, CA 94305 | Worker on trash collection route was struck by unattended trash truck after exiting the truck to stop a dumpster from rolling down the street. | |
| 03/13/2012 | Shelter Design and Construction, Lakeway, TX 78734 | Worker repairing a second-floor window died after falling 11 feet to the concrete slab. | |
| 03/16/2012 | Oscar's Painting, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 | Three workers painting inside a facility were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after a gasoline-powered air compressor was running without fuel. | |
| 03/19/2012 | D & E Tree Service, Scio, OH 43988 | Worker trimming trees from inside a truck's elevated bucket was killed when the bucket fell, crushing him between it and the truck's cab. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Donner Plumbing and Heating Inc., Portales, NM 88130 | Worker for a plumbing and heating company who was unbolting equipment attached to a hoist was killed when the hoist frame collapsed, pinning the worker between the framing. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Brantec Packaging Machinery Corp., Fort Mill, SC 29715 | Worker at a packaging manufacturer was struck and killed by a forklift. | |
| 03/20/2012 | D & K Logging Inc., Danville, WV 25053 | Worker trimming an oak tree was killed when another uprooted tree fell on him. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Genpak LLC, Columbus, OH 43228 | Worker at a packing and crating facility who was cleaning a machine used to make rolls of plastic was killed after being pulled into the machine. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Valsala Inc., Paw Paw, IL 61353 | Worker installing a sensor on the highway was struck and killed by a semi-truck. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Rayson Logging, Dundee, OH 44624 | Worker performing logging operations was struck and killed by a tree. | |
| 03/20/2012 | Suderman Stevedore Inc., Galveston, TX 77550 | Worker was found deceased in a restroom. | |
| 03/20/2012 |
OGE Red Bud Power Plant, Luther, OK 73054 | Worker tightening bolts on a steam drum died from blunt force trauma and burns when increased pressure caused drum to explode. | |
| 03/23/2012 | Kachur Tree Service, South Bend, IN 46637 | Worker was struck on the head and killed by a falling tree limb that was cut by another worker. | |
| 03/23/2012 | Harrington Plastics, Chino, CA 91710 | Worker delivering loads of fiberglass was killed when a 420-pound load struck him on the head and landed on his chest. | |
| 03/26/2012 | Gilley Construction Inc., Manchester, TN 37355 | Worker died from an apparent drowning after falling from a barge into the water. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||