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 August 6, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
6/27/2011	Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd. , Kailua-Kona, HI 96740	Truck driver ejected and crushed by truck that flipped over after losing control while making a turn on restricted airport roadway.
6/28/2011	AEE Oficina Tecnica Humacao, Nagvabo, PR 00718	Worker restoring power to a business was electrocuted while working on a public utility pole.
7/6/2011	Marys Tree Service & Landscaping, Lahaina, HI 96761	Tree trimmer fell nearly 50 feet when his safety belt broke while trimming coconut fronds.
7/14/2011	Gulfpoint Landscape Management LLP, Holmes Beach, FL 34217	Worker performing landscaping around a swimming pool drowned after falling in.
7/18/2011	Laxton Enterprises Inc, Wallingford, PA 19086	Worker died from head trauma after falling off a trash truck and hitting the ground.
7/19/2011	Complete General Contractors, Inc., Sarasota, FL 34240	Worker died after falling from a ladder while removing wood from the second floor window.
7/19/2011	Alliance Contractors Inc., Algonquin, IL 60102	Employee was working outside during road construction and became ill due to the heat. Employee was taken to the hospital and was in a medically induced coma for 5 days, then died on 7/28/11.
7/22/2011	Target Drilling Inc, Waynesburg, PA 15370	Worker died from possible electric shock.
7/23/2011	Imperial Lawn and Garden Care, Naples, FL 34108	Worker died when he fell 25 feet from a ladder after receiving an electric shock while cutting branches that contacted an electrical line.
7/24/2011	LG Hausys America, Inc., Adairsville, GA 30103	Worker replacing the seal on a piece of equipment was killed when part of the equipment struck him in the head.
7/26/2011	Scott Gochnauer Inc. dba Gochnauer Mechanical, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928	Worker died when he fell 11 feet through a ceiling opening while repairing an air conditioning unit.
7/27/2011	STCT UCONN Facilities Operations, Storrs, CT 06269	Worker was found dead. Cause of death unknown.
7/27/2011	J & P and Sons Construction, Vidalia, GA 30474	Worker was killed after falling more than 50 feet through a roof while carrying roofing materials.
7/28/2011	Jeremiah O'Mahony Paint Company, Abington, MA 02351	Worker died after falling from a ladder while removing paint.
7/28/2011	Onda-Lay Pipe, Rome, PA 18837	Worker was killed after he was run over by a bulldozer at a gas well site.
7/28/2011	Dietz Vacuum Service Inc., Mount Prospect, IL 60056	Worker was killed after being caught between a rope and a five-inch rubber hose.
7/30/2011	Professional Directional LTD, Conroe, TX 77303	Worker testing a battery used for power drilling tools in oil fields died after the battery exploded.
7/30/2011	Wilson Salt Water Disposal, Inc., Wilson, OK 73463	Worker unloading salt water was killed when nearby oil tanks exploded.
7/31/2011	Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., Peoria, IL 61641	Worker operating a powered industrial vehicle died after driving head-on into a guardrail.
8/1/2011	Roberts Sand Company, LLLP, Quincy, FL 32351	Worker using an excavator inside a clay pit was killed when the 25-foot wall of clay soil fell, crushing him.
8/1/2011	G.P. Evans Contractors, LLC, Port Arthur, TX 77640	Worker died after his tractor fell down an embankment and landed on top of him.
8/1/2011	Five Star Masonry, Manhattan, MS 66506	Worker died after falling nearly 45 feet from a scaffold.
8/1/2011	S&S Cabinets & Woodworking, Lake Crystal, MN 56055	Worker died after falling from a roof while making repairs.
8/1/2011	ANSCO & Associates, LLC, Laurinburg, NC 28352	Worker installing a wooden power pole was electrocuted when his truck and trailer came into contact with an energized pole.
8/1/2011	MSD Buncombe County, Asheville, NC 28801	Worker was struck and killed by bucket after the hydraulic lines of a backhoe failed.
8/2/2011	USS Cal Builders, Los Angeles, CA 90068	Worker, whose fall protection was connected to a 30-foot wall panel he was erecting, died when the panel came loose causing him to fall.
8/2/2011	Estes Enterprises, Hapeville, GA 30354	Worker was crushed by a loading dock that had been taken out of service.
8/2/2011	Robert J. Denton, Warrensburg, NY 12885	Worker was struck and killed by a tree.
8/2/2011	Ashton Sawing & Drilling, LLC, Richmond, TX 77407	Construction worker was killed when he was crushed between two walls.
8/2/2011	Global Propane Energy LLC, Rose Hill, KS 67133	Worker died from burns after several propane tanks exploded.
8/2/2011	Park Construction Assoiciates, LLC, Katy, TX 77494	Worker helping to rescue a stuck cement truck was killed when the sling broke loose and hit worker in the chest.
8/3/2011	Zimmerman Sales and Services LLC, Goshen, IN	Worker welding inside a silo died from possible electrocution.
8/3/2011	Campbell Road Sawmill, Spencerville, IN 46788	Logging worker died when struck in the head by a falling tree branch.
8/3/2011	M & K Logging, Spring, TX 77373	Worker was killed when the tree he was cutting down fell on him.
8/3/2011	Rea Trucking, Inc., Newton, KS 67114	Worker was killed when 13 bales of hay, each weighing 1,200 pounds, fell on top of him.
8/3/2011	Sink Tower Erection Co, Inc., Lexington, NC 27295	Worker was killed after a 50-foot fall from a cellular tower.
8/3/2011	Seneca Foods, Payette, ID 83661	Worker died after he was run over by a semi-truck in the loading area.
8/4/2011	Select Services LLC, Caddo Parish, LA	Worker was crushed when the truck he exited rolled backward, crushing him between it and a backhoe.
8/4/2011	Patrick Lovett Farm, Tabor City, NC 28463	Worker unclogging tobacco materials from a harvester conveyor died when his clothing was caught and he was pulled into the machine.
8/5/2011	Sai's Truck Repair Inc., Mauston, WI 53948	Worker making repairs to hoisted semi-truck was crushed when the truck fell on top of him.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)