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 21, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 11/17/2011 | Dragados USA/Judlau, New York, NY 10017 | Worker using a concrete sprayer during tunnel repairs was struck and killed by falling concrete. | |
| 02/10/2012 | Star Wars Technology Systems Inc., New York, NY 10007 | Worker installing heat control cabling died after falling off a ladder and hitting his head on the concrete floor. | |
| 03/14/2012 | Premier Precision Group-Sternel, Plymouth, MN 55441 | Worker performing painting services died from cardiac arrest. | |
| 03/30/2012 | ABM Security Services, Cactus, TX 79013 | Worker monitoring a gate while unloading cattle was killed when a male cattle charged the gate, causing the gate to hit the worker. | |
| 04/02/2012 | Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | Worker suffered fatal head injuries after falling down 20 steps. | |
| 04/05/2012 | Verallia Glass Containers LLC, Simsboro, LA 71275 | Worker at a glass container warehouse was struck and killed by a forklift while stacking products. | |
| 04/09/2012 | Ferreteria Maderas 3C, San Juan, PR 00920 | Worker in a warehouse shipping and receiving area was struck and killed by a vehicle. | |
| 04/09/2012 | Village of Romeoville- Public Works, Romeoville, IL 60446 | Worker was struck and killed by a public works vehicle. | |
| 04/09/2012 | Yorba River Inc. dba Pro-Towing, Chino, CA 91710 | Worker performing maintenance on a tow truck was killed when he was hit and dragged by the moving truck. | |
| 04/09/2012 |
Doyon Drilling Inc., Prudhoe Bay, AL 99734 | Worker performing rig operations offshore died after he was caught between a pipe elevator support and a generator room wall. | |
| 04/11/2012 | Roggen Farmers Elevator Association, Roggen, CO 80652 | Worker loading a large empty sila plastic bag into a mechanical device died when his body became caught in the bagging mechanism. | |
| 04/13/2012 | Savanna Auto Care, Newark, DE 19702 | Worker on top of a lift gate while repairing a truck's hydraulic pump was killed when the pump turned on and the gate lifted, pinning the worker between the gate and the truck. | |
| 04/13/2012 | Svensk Management Inc., DBA Advanced Pools, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33067 | Worker died after falling while walking down a set of stairs. | |
| 04/14/2012 | Knox Swan & Dog LLC, North Barrington, IL 60010 | Worker patrolling a residential community pond while inside a kayak was attacked by swans, causing him to fall in the water and drown. | |
| 04/16/2012 | Precision Erection Company, Fort Rucker, AL 36362 | Worker performing new construction was struck and killed by a collapsing steel structure. | |
| 04/16/2012 | Walsh Construction, Indianapolis, IN 46241 | Worker building a barrier wall was crushed when an excavator backed up, pinning the victim between the machine and a wall. | |
| 04/18/2012 | Hansen Design Specialty Flooring Inc., Draper, UT 84020 | Worker was struck and killed by a vehicle while performing maintenance in a storm drain. | |
| 04/18/2012 | Lewis Nursery and Farms Inc., Rocky Point, NC 28457 | Worker was killed after his leg became caught in coiled rope that was being pulled onto a post by a spooling machine. | |
| 04/19/2012 | OFC Transport, Wilmington, CA 90744 | Worker refueling his truck was killed when the truck moved forward and rolled over him. | |
| 04/19/2012 | Erosion Control Applications Inc., Hinkley, CA 92347 | Worker using a bobcat and boom lift to remove an aluminum tube that was stuck inside a liner roll died from head injuries when he became pinned between bobcat and its frame. | |
| 04/20/2012 | Lunda Construction Company, De Pere, WI 54115 | Worker connecting a boom to a crane was killed after the crane's arm fell on him. | |
| 04/20/2012 | Robert Ochoa dba Robert Ochoa, Mooresville, NC 28117 | Worker repairing a residential roof died after falling 13 feet onto a concrete driveway. | |
| 04/20/2012 | Key Energy Services Inc., Fellows, CA 93224 | Worker was struck and killed while trying to stop his truck from rolling downhill. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||