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 21, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 4/26/2012 | Alside Supply Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 |
Worker at a residential building supply company died from a possible heart attack. | |
| 7/12/2012 | Welding Services Inc., Stamford, CT 06902 |
Worker was electrocuted while reinforcing steel. | |
| 7/13/2012 | Baker Logging, Williamsburg, PA 16693 |
Worker cutting lumber was struck and killed by a falling tree. | |
| 7/13/2012 | Dean Construction, Canton, MS 39288 |
Worker installing skylights died after falling 20 feet onto concrete floor. | |
| 7/16/2012 | Aluminum Co. of America Bettendorf, IA 52722 |
Worker performing maintenance on a machine used to cut steel was struck and killed by an overhead carriage. | |
| 7/16/2012 | Fino Electric, LLC, Newark, NJ 07105 |
Worker fell 35 feet from an aerial lift basket. | |
| 7/16/2012 | MKE Producing, Bolivar, OH 44612 |
Two workers died when a gas well they were painting exploded. | |
| 7/17/2012 | 7-Eleven Albuquerque, NM 87106 |
Store worker died from a gun shot wound to the neck during a robbery. | |
| 7/17/2012 | Bruce and Merrilees Electric Company, New Castle, PA 16101 |
Worker transporting a telephone pole died from head trauma when a vehicle hit the pole, causing the pole to strike the worker's head. | |
| 7/17/2012 | Inland Systems Incorporated, Tomahawk, WI 54487 |
Worker cleaning an ash silo died from burns received by flying ash. | |
| 7/18/2012 | Bonedty Enterprises Inc., St. Augustine, FL 32080 |
Worker on a tractor cutting grass was killed after being struck by a vehicle and thrown from the tractor. | |
| 7/19/2012 | Living Waters Lutheran Church Fort Wayne, IN 46816 |
Worker was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. | |
| 7/19/2012 | Rafael Esparza Germantown, TN 38139 |
Worker died after falling 13 feet from a roof while tossing materials to wheel a barrow. | |
| 7/19/2012 | Tombigee Electric Power Association, Fulton, MS 38843 |
Worker cutting down trees was struck and killed by a falling tree. | |
| 7/20/2012 | Coranado Wrecking and Salvage Santa Fe, NM 87503 |
Worker was struck and killed by a load of metal beams being stacked onto a trailer. | |
| CATASTROPHES None Reported | |||