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 26, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 4/16/2012 | Keuka Lake Vineyards Ltd., Hammondsport, NY 14840 |
Worker at a vineyard was crushed by tractor that rolled over during a spraying operation. | |
| 4/25/2012 | Adirondack Utility Construction Inc., Middletown Springs, VT 05757 |
Utility worker installing telecommunications lines from inside a steel bucket was electrocuted when the bucket truck contacted a 7,200-volt power line. | |
| 5/05/2012 | Americold Logistics LLC, Tacoma, WA 98424 |
Warehouse worker stranded on a platform 35 feet high after his forklift malfunctioned died when he fell from another forklift used to rescue him. | |
| 5/17/2012 | Priemo Homes, Siren, WI 54872 |
Worker performing roofing activities died after collapsing on the roof. | |
| 5/18/2012 | ASAP Seamless Gutters, Secaucus, NJ 07094 |
Worker died after being ejected from a 40-foot high aerial lift basket. | |
| 5/18/2012 | Brandywine Railroad Subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal, Conshohocken, PA 19428
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Railroad worker, who opened up the door to a railcar containing rolls of paper, was crushed when the paper rolls fell on him. | |
| 5/19/2012 | Sandmeyer Steel Company, Philadelphia, PA 19116 |
Worker painting a fence was struck and killed by a moving vehicle. | |
| 5/20/2012 | Columbia County Mental Health, St. Helens, OR 97051 |
Worker delivering medications at a mental health facility was attacked and fatally stabbed by a patient. | |
| 5/22/2012 | American Contracting Enterprises Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 |
Worker performing asbestos removal was electrocuted. | |
| 5/22/2012 | Arens Controls Company LLC, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 |
Worker testing energy components for use in hybrid vehicles was killed when an explosion occurred. | |
| 5/22/2012 | Boss 4 Packing LLC, Heber, CA 92249 |
Worker died from possible heat stress after becoming unconscious while harvesting cantaloupes outdoors. | |
| 5/22/2012 | Briteway Stripping Services Inc., Fairview Heights, IL 62208 | Road construction worker was struck and killed by a motorist. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||