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 May 5, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 3/28/2012 | Commercial Trade Source, Lafayette, IN 47906 | Worker died after falling five feet from a ladder while installing metal cable above a drop ceiling. | |
| 3/28/2012 | Delta Construction, Plano, TX 75075 |
A worker at a construction site was killed after a catering truck hit him. | |
| 3/28/2012 | Indus Construction LP, San Antonio, TX 78210 |
Bridge worker installing rebar was killed after falling 18 feet. | |
| 4/13/2012 | Peekskill City Dept. of Public Works, Peekskill, NY 10566 | Worker for a public works department suffered head trauma after falling from a truck. | |
| 4/16/2012 | Marcella Juarez Concrete, Mandeville, LA 70448 |
Construction worker was struck and killed by lightning while pouring a concrete slab. | |
| 4/18/2012 | MEI Rigging and Crating, Dallas, TX 75235 |
Worker was run over and killed by a forklift used to deliver materials at a construction site. | |
| 4/18/2012 | WM Contractor, Galveston, TX 77554 |
Worker power washing a metal roof died after stepping on a fiberglass skylight and falling 35 feet. | |
| 4/19/2012 | Juan Alejandro Alvarez, Angleton, TX 77515 |
Worker repairing a roof died when he fell 22 feet through a fiberglass skylight onto concrete. | |
| 4/21/2012 | BAC #2 Investments LLC, New Orleans, LA 70122 |
Worker pressure washing near a wall was killed when the wall collapsed. | |
| 4/21/2012 | Dan D. Drilling Inc., Capron, OK 73717 |
Worker for a drilling company died when he fell from a derrick platform to the rig floor. | |
| 4/23/2012 | Horizon Energy Services LLC, Oklahoma City, OK 73135 | Drilling worker was killed when a hydraulic line used to lift machinery broke, pinning him underneath the equipment. | |
| 4/28/2012 | DSNK Corporation, Washington, DC 20002 | Worker lifting guardrails up to a third floor balcony died when the guardrail he leaned against collapsed, causing him to fall 21 feet to the concrete. | |
| 4/28/2012 | ISM Insulation, Magnolia, TX 77355 |
Worker using scaffold to spray foam insulation on a wall died after his ladder slipped, causing him to fall. | |
| 4/30/2012 | ConocoPhillips, Borger, TX 79008 |
Worker installing hydraulics at a silo chute died from a 20-foot fall when the chute moved to a vertical position. | |
| 4/30/2012 | Glavas LLC, Willoughby, OH |
Worker performing electrical work died from head injuries when he fell 20 feet from a ladder. | |
| 4/30/2012 | North American Shipbuilding, Larose, LA 70373 |
Worker for a shipuilding company died from a possible heart attack after being found unconscious at the bottom of a stairway. | |
| 5/01/2012 | A-1 Siding Inc., Marion, IA 52302 | Worker died after falling 13 feet from a ladder while working on a second story window at a private residence. | |
| 5/01/2012 | USF Reddaway dba Reddaway, Fontana, CA 92237 | Worker at a truck terminal died after being hit by a tractor used to move containers. | |
| 5/02/2012 | E&B Paving, Indianapolis, IN 46204 | Worker operating machines that produce asphalt was killed after being wedged between moving conveyor belts. | |
| 5/03/2012 | Allison Marine Contractors, Amelia, LA 70340 | Marine contract worker unhooking a pressure vessel from a crane line was killed when the vessel tipped over and fell on him. | |
| 5/03/2012 | Frank's Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Lafayette, LA 70508 |
Worker at a tool company helping to move iron pipes was crushed when one of the pipes rolled over him. | |
| 5/03/2012 | Ken's Firewood, Colusa, CA 95932 | Worker performing demolition work was killed after a wall collapsed. | |
| 5/04/2012 | Walsh Construction, Madison, IN 47250 | Worker was operating an aerial lift and became wedged between the lift basket and beam. | |
| 5/08/2012 | Knott Construction Inc., Forest City, NC 28043 | Worker at a construction site was killed after he was hit on the head by a steel pipe that broke from a piece of scrap metal. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||