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 April 9, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
1/26/2011	Dal-Tile Corporation Raleigh, NC 27610	Worker unloading crates of granite slabs was crushed after the wire rope holding the crates broke.
3/16/2011	Sanders Wood Products Molalla, OR 97038	Worker died after being struck on the head by a piece of lumber that fell from a conveyer.
3/21/2011	Carbide Industries, LLC Louisville, KY 40211	Two workers were killed and one injured after an explosion in an industrial gas plant.
3/31/2011	DME Enterprises, Bridge City, TX 77611	A welder working on top of a storage tank was killed when the tank exploded, throwing the worker to the ground.
3/31/2011	Dixon Electrical Systems & Contracting, Inc., Ashland, KY 41101	Electrical worker died from burns and asphyxiation after a coke oven gas explosion.
4/1/2011	Orion Drilling Company LLC Altair Rig #7, Catarina, TX 78836	Worker died after being struck in the head from an 8-lb. bolt that fell 142 feet from a drilling rig.
4/2/2011	Texas Barge & Boat Company, Inc., Freeport, TX 77451	Two workers, repairing a barge by cutting away its bottom plate, were killed by a flash fire.
4/4/2011	Ornamental Plants Brentwood, CA 94513	An employer, operating a powered industrial truck, was killed after falling and being run over by the machine.
4/4/2011	Devon Severs dba We Show Up, Shamong, NJ 08088	Worker cutting down dead trees was killed when struck by the tree's base.
4/5/2011	Veolia Water North America Operating Services LLC Gatlinburg, TN 37738	Two waste water operators were killed after the front wall of basin collapsed in control room.
4/5/2011	Diversified Transport, LLC., Baton Rouge, LA 70815	Recycle collection worker was killed after being run over by the collection truck.
4/6/2011	Freehold Cartage, Inc., Freehold, NJ 07728	Worker was crushed between two trailers.
4/6/2011	Michels Pipeline, Livingston, WI 53554	Worker was electrocuted while installing a new set of power lines next to existing lines.
4/8/2011	E & A Construction Chattanooga, TN 37421	Worker was killed after falling through a sky light while removing rubber roofing.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)