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 MAR 27, 2010)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
3/17/2010	GE Transportation, Kansas City, MO 64153	Worker was working on the wheel and axle line, using an overhead bridge crane to lift a 5,100-lb locomotive wheel set. Worker lifted the locomotive wheel set, causing it to swing in a pendulum motion, pinning his leg against another stationary locomotive wheel set.
3/17/2010	The Pit Stop, Chico, CA 95926	Worker became entangled in the rear differential of a vehicle.
3/18/2010	Simpson Bridge Company Inc., Clevland, TN 37311	Worker fell about 7 feet while pouring a concrete column for a new bridge. He was taken to the hospital where he died during back surgery.
3/18/2010	Yacov Likhterman, Brooklyn, NY 11215	Worker fell 25 feet off a manlift.
3/19/2010	Bottom Dollar Tree Service, New Port Richey, FL 34654	Worker was cutting tree branches and cut himself with a chainsaw.
3/19/2010	Hidden Mill Marina Center, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234	Worker was working on a client's boat, and an explosion occurred.
3/19/2010	Southern Pump and Tank Company, Charlotte, NC 28629	Worker was working under a pull-behind compressor/generator and it fell off the jack stands.
3/20/2010	Triple S Oilfield Construction, Odessa, TX 79766	Worker received a severe electrical shock after an overhead crane derailed in the facility he was working in.
3/21/2010	T.J.B. Logistics, LLC., Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046	Worker fell off of an unguarded stair landing and struck his head on edge of stair tread 10 feet below.
3/22/2010	Columbia Forest Productions, Presque Isle, ME 04769	Worker went into a stacker to clean dust off a photocell eye. He did not use lockout/tagout, and after the dust was cleared away, the stacker activated.
3/23/2010	Miles City Auction Yard Miles City, MT 59301	Worker was trampled by a bull.
3/23/2010	United States Infrastructure Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN 46825	Worker was spray painting utility when he was struck by a vehicle. Worker later died on 3/19/2010.
3/24/2010	7-11 Store #13693, North Las Vegas, NV 89030	Worker was fatally shot during a robbery and was pronounced dead at the scene.
3/25/2010	AIM Construction, LLP, Delran, NJ 08075	Two workers were moving an aluminum ladder. The ladder contacted an overhead power line. One worker was electrocuted and the other was hospitalized.
3/26/2010	Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, Cleburne, TX 76033	Worker fell from an elevated water tower area.
3/27/2010	Creative Biomass Inc., Fitchburg, MA 01420	Worker was working on a motor, contacted live wires and was electrocuted.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)