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 18, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 8/6/2012 | Sanders Painting & Decorating, Kenosha, WI |
Worker performing outside painting activities died from a heart attack, possibly heat-related. | |
| 8/9/2012 | AAA National USA Inc., Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Worker died after being struck by lightning while collecting his tools from a roof. | |
| 8/10/2012 | D.J.S. Tractor and Trailer Service Inc., Conley, GA 30288 |
Worker was killed when he was pinned beneath the cab of a yard tractor he was repairing. | |
| 8/11/2012 | BAE Systems, Thomasville, PA 17364 |
Worker driving a maintenance cart died from head trauma when the brakes failed causing him to hit a wall. | |
| 8/11/2012 | E&R Roll Off Services LLC, Commerce City, CO 80022 |
Worker died after falling in between the rear tires of a semi-truck after the truck lunged forward. | |
| 8/12/2012 | U.S. Forest Service, Clearwater, ID 83546 |
Worker died when a tree fell on her while she was building a fireline. | |
| 8/14/2012 | Mason Construction Ltd., Beaumont, TX 77707 |
Worker laying pipe inside a trench was killed when another pipe fell on the worker. | |
| 8/15/2012 | Union Pacific Railroad Company, Deer Grove, IL 61243 |
Worker was killed after an 18-wheeler delivering a machine struck the worker. | |
| 8/16/2012 | Bacardi Bottling Corp., Jacksonville, FL 32218 |
Worker cleaning up broken glass at a bottling plant died after being crushed by a machine that molds materials into pellet shapes. | |
| 8/16/2012 | Hammett Electric Inc., Wooster, AK 72181 |
Worker was electrocuted while installing wiring at a residence under construction. | |
| 8/16/2012 | Osmic Inc., Titusville, PA 16354 |
Worker died after falling 30 feet while removing bolts from a crane rail. | |
| CATASTROPHES (Non-Fatalities) | |||
| 1/25/2012 | RH Construction Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84108 |
Three workers were hospitalized after they were injured by a partially collapsed roof. | |
| 8/14/2012 | Clean Harbors Catalyst Technologies LLC, Whiting, IN 46394 |
Three workers inside a vessel were hospitalized for burns when a flash fire occurred. | |