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 July 14, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 6/13/2012 | Scruggs Equipment Company, Memphis, TN 38113 |
Worker performing maintenance on a front end garbage truck loader was crushed between the driver's side lifting arm and the debris body of the truck. | |
| 6/22/2012 | Green Mountain Tree Service, Detroit, MI 48223 |
Worker was crushed by a branch that was cut from a large oak tree. | |
| 6/27/2012 | Plaska Transmission Line Construction LLC, Eunice, NM 88231 |
One worker died, another injured after suffering electrical burns when the boom truck they were inside touched a power line. | |
| 7/1/2012 | R.G. Lumber Corp., Jackman, MA 04945 |
A worker moving a logging machine died when the machine struck him. | |
| 7/2/2012 | Oakland Timberjax LLC, Oakland, MD 21550 |
Worker cutting down trees after storm damage died after falling more than 50 feet to the ground. | |
| 7/2/2012 | R.G. Lumber Corp., Jackman, MA 04945 |
A worker moving a logging machine died when the machine struck him. | |
| 7/2/2012 | W.W. Landscaping Inc., Pinetops, NC 27864 |
Worker cutting down a nearly 100-foot-high pine tree was struck and killed by another falling tree. | |
| 7/3/2012 | Escoe Industrial, Jefferson, GA 30549 |
Worker was electrocuted after falling onto a 4,100-volt switch gear. | |
| 7/3/2012 | Laning's Dairy Supply, Rosendale, WI 54974 |
Worker installing a cattle spraying apparatus was struck by a cattle gate carriage, pinning worker between the carriage and a post. | |
| 7/5/2012 | Mail Contractors of America, Urbandale, IA 50322 |
Worker was run over and killed when he tried to stop a moving tractor. | |
| 7/5/2012 | Spancrete, Oshkosh, WI 54901 |
Worker was struck and killed by a crane boom. | |
| 7/6/2012 | Brookside Farms Inc., West Townsend, MA 01474 |
Worker loading a hay trailer was killed when the trailer rolled backwards, crushing him. | |
| 7/6/2012 | Customs and Border Protection, Fort Hancock, TX 79839 |
Worker operating an all-terrain vehicle was crushed when the vehicle rolled down an embankment, landing on top of him. | |
| 7/6/2012 | Findlay Roofing, Atlanta, GA 30316 |
Worker making roofing repairs was electrocuted after touching a power line. | |
| 7/6/2012 | West Alabama Mechanical, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 |
Worker operating a crane was struck by the machine's gear box and pump when crane tipped over. | |
| 7/7/2012 | Jose Galtan, Machesney Park, IL 61115 |
Worker loading appliances onto a delivery truck collapsed and died. Cause of death unknown. | |
| 7/8/2012 | Owens Coming, Newark, OH 43055 |
Worker for an insulation manufacturer was found dead from possible heat stress. | |
| 7/9/2012 | Coastal Parasail, Inc., Panama City Beach, FL 32408 |
Worker collecting trash was run over by a trash truck. | |
| 7/9/2012 | Consumers Cooperative Society, Kalona, IA 52247 |
Worker cleaning out a grain bin was found unresponsive on ground near bin. | |
| 7/10/2012 | Knife River Corporation - Northwest, Canby, OR 97013 |
Worker placing roadway signs at an intersection was struck and killed by a vehicle. | |
| 7/10/2012 | Pioneers International, Inc., Orlando, FL 32832 |
Worker operating a riding lawn mower was found in a canal pinned underneath the mower. | |
| 7/10/2012 | State Farm, Oshkosh, WI 54904 |
Worker fell off an extension ladder, suffering fatal head trauma. | |
| 7/11/2012 | Joyce Fisher Limited Partnership, Mentone, TX 79754 |
Worker loading a machine into the bucket of a backhoe died after being caught between the backhoe's bucket and the outrigger. | |
| 7/11/2012 | L & C Exteriors, Overland, MO 63114 |
Worker pulling a roller on a flat roof died after falling through a skylight. | |
| 7/11/2012 | Windsor Fuel Company, Pittsburg, CA 94565 |
Worker shifting traffic control cones was struck and killed by a vehicle. | |
| 7/12/2012 | Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, McComb, OH 45858 |
Worker died after experiencing shortness of breath while packaging cookies on a production line. | |
| 7/12/2012 | Thomas Logging LLC, Climax Twp, MI 49034 |
Worker was crushed by a tree while cutting timber. | |
| 7/13/2012 | Dillard Smith Crossville, TN 38572 |
Worker replacing broken electric poles was electrocuted after touching a live power line. | |
| 7/13/2012 | RM Walsdorf Inc., Brownsville, TX 78521 |
Worker performing maintenance work on a paving machine was crushed when the hydraulic line gave way, causing the machine to fall. | |
| CATASTROPHES (Non-Fatalities) | |||
| 7/10/2012 | Lava River Forestry Inc., Prineville, OR 97754 |
Ten firefighters were hospitalized when the van they were riding in collided with another vehicle. | |