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 12, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 12/11/2011 | DBA Giannini Landscaping, Massapequa, NY 11758 |
Worker performing landscaping services was electrocuted after touching electrical lines. | |
| 3/05/2012 | Conn-Weld Industries Inc., Princeton, WV 24740 |
Worker died from burns suffered after a blasting machine caught fire. | |
| 4/14/2012 | G&G Egg Inc., Spencer, IA 51301 |
Worker operating a lawn mower was found dead underneath the mower in a ditch. | |
| 5/06/2012 | The Teaching Company Sales LLC, Chantilly, VA 20151 |
Worker was operating a stand-up lift truck when the top of the mast struck an iron beam over the doorway. The force of the impact caused the worker to be thrown from the truck, and the beam to become dislodged and strike the worker on the head. | |
| 5/07/2012 | Malon D Mimms, Roswell, GA 30075 |
Worker on a roof taking measurements of the HVAC units died after falling 21 feet. | |
| 5/07/2012 | Penzel Construction Co., Inc., Jackson, MO 63755 |
Worker assembling a crawler crane at a construction site was killed when his head was crushed between the crane's uncarriage and support pads. | |
| 5/07/2012 | Schoeder & Tremayne, St. Louis, MO 63123 |
Warehouse worker operating a forklift died when the metal plate that bridges the gap between the loading dock and truck gave way, causing him to fall 6 feet off the dock. | |
| 5/07/2012 | TAG Manufacturing Inc., Chattanooga, TN 37421 |
Worker stepped into an auger pit and became caught in the auger. | |
| 5/08/2012 | High Ball Erector LLC, Boulder, CO 80303 |
Worker conducting steel erection activities was fatally wounded. | |
| 5/08/2012 | Intercostal Roofing Solutions LLC, Orchid, FL 32967 |
Worker laying down sealant on a roof died after falling 40 feet to the cement ground. | |
| 5/09/2012 | Allen & Gibbons Logging Inc., Canyonville, OR 97417 |
Worker had just set chokers in a unit of tree length on steep terrain. When the lines came tight, the log swung forward and struck the victim in the chest and head. | |
| 5/09/2012 | Contractors Roofing & Supply Co., Lake Sherwood, MO 63357 |
Worker was electrocuted when the boom of the roofing supply truck contacted power lines hidden within tree branches. | |
| 5/09/2012 | DLS Tree Services, Edgeworth, PA 15143 |
Worker was electrocuted when the pole saw he used to trim trees touched an overhead power line. | |
| 5/09/2012 | Milestone Contractors, Indianapolis, IN 46204 |
Worker was walking in a private homeowner's yard and was struck by a motor vehicle. | |
| 5/09/2012 | Unknown, Sacramento, CA 95828 |
Worker collapsed on roof. | |
| 5/10/2012 | Pike Electric Corporation, Elm City, NC 27822 |
Worker had one hand on a truck that became energized and the electricity flowed through the worker's body. | |
| 5/10/2012 | Roya and Isaac Musighi, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
Worker inside an unshored trench at a residential construction site was asphyxiated when the trench collapsed. | |
| 5/10/2012 | Savanna Energy Services, Keatchie, LA 71046 |
Worker on a drilling rig was killed when his equipment was entangled in a mechanical unit, pulling him off the rig. | |
| 5/11/2012 | Hoosier A1 Sanitary Sewer Services, New Castle, IN 47362 |
Worker was reeling in a high pressure water hose when the nozzle whipped around and the high pressure water cut the worker's carotid artery. | |
| 5/12/2012 | CA Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
Worker passed away from cancer, one day after retiring. Worker was exposed to gas fumes and cleaning solvents while on duty. Not work-related. | |
| 5/12/2012 | Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Fairfield, IA 52556 | Worker was leaving store while on break, tripped on an outside curb and sustained head injuries. | |
| CATASTROPHES | |||
| 5/03/2012 | Pratt Industries, Staten Island, NY 10314 |
Four workers were injured when the catwalk they were on collapsed. | |