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 20, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
6/13/2011	Westside Wholesale Tire, Hamel, MN 55340	Worker was killed when he was struck by a barrel that burst while changing its nozzle.
7/19/2011	Graichen Sanitation, New London, WI 54961	Worker was riding on the outside of a garbage truck, emptying garbage containers, and suffered a heart attack.
7/28/2011	City of Asheville Fire Department, Asheville, NC 28801	Firefighter went into cardiac arrest after being overcome by smoke while attempting to extinguish a fire.
8/3/2011	Chrysler Group Transport, Detroit, MI 48234	Worker adding fuel to a truck died of poisoning after diesel fuel sprayed over her body.
8/3/2011	Natal Excavating, Inc., Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046	Worker was paying for fuel he had just pumped into his truck and was run over by the truck.
8/5/2011	Arc Industries, Inc., Columbus, OH 43230	Worker fell to the floor, striking her head.
8/5/2011	Central Landscape and Maintenance, Pearland, TX 77584	Worker performing landscape work collapsed and later died from hyperthermia.
8/5/2011	Act Electric Inc., Youngsville, NC 27596	Worker died after falling 25 feet from a scissor lift after collision with a crane.
8/6/2011	Neilson Construction Inc., Price, UT 84501	Road flagger was struck and killed by a truck that failed to stop.
8/7/2011	Reinhausen Manufacturing, Inc., Kissimmee, FL 34741	Worker died from burns when a transformer exploded.
8/8/2011	Deisel Diagnostic & Repair, West Point, GA 31833	Worker replacing brakes on an automobile carrier truck died when the jack slipped, causing the truck to fall and crush him.
8/10/2011	Cardone Industries Inc., Harlingen, TX 78550	Worker was sorting motor vehicle parts when he collapsed and died of a heart attack.
8/10/2011	Excel Energy, Granite Falls, MN 55401	Worker was killed after falling nearly 10 feet while working on a spillway clearing debris.
8/11/2011	Hayden Tower Company, Topeka, KS 66618	Worker dismantling a 100-foot tower died after falling 80 feet from the tower.
8/11/2011	Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS 67210	Worker trying to remove a sling caught inside a plane's fuselage was killed when he fell 13 feet off a platform.
8/12/2011	Kantner Iron and Steel, Inc., Stoystown, PA 15563	Worker was fatally burned while removing padlocks from a steel container with a propane/oxygen torch.
8/12/2011	Maher Terminals, Elizabeth, NJ 07201	Worker performing crane maintenance was electrocuted.
8/13/2011	Union Carbide Corporation, Seadrift, TX 77979	Worker performing maintenance on a pressure vessel was killed when the vessel's rim struck him in the face.
8/14/2011	NYSMTA, Long Island Rail Road, Babylon Yard, West Islip, NY 11795	Worker electrocuted after touching a high-voltage rail or component while working on railroad cars.
8/14/2011	Baker Petrolite Corporation, Sand Springs, OK 74063	Worker died after being struck in the face with a hose cap and sprayed in the face with the chemical, isopropylamine.
8/14/2011	Wickliffe Paper Company LLC, Wickliffe, KY 42087	Worker died from severe burns from paper by-products while removing a manway.
8/15/2011	Town of Wingate Public Works, Wingate, NC 28174	Worker was struck and killed by a lawnmower that slid down an embankment and overturned.
8/15/2011	Hennen Siding, Fridley, MN 55432	Worker was electrocuted after touching an overhead powerline while installing metal fascia from a truck-mounted boom lift.
8/15/2011	Vigo County Parks & Recreation Department, Terre Haute, IN 47807	Worker drowned after being trapped underwater when the tractor slid into lake.
8/15/2011	Reynolds Sign, Arlington, TX 76011	Worker died from falling 30 feet to the ground after the catwalk grate collapsed.
8/15/2011	H & S Constructors Inc., Corpus Christi, TX 78409	Worker performing welding operations was killed when the steel structure he was working on moved, striking him.
8/15/2011	Patterson-UTI Drilling Co., LLC. Rig #531, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834	Worker was killed after rigging equipment struck him, throwing him over the guardrail, 26 feet to the ground.
8/15/2011	Springer and Sons Tree Service, LLC., Osgood, OH 45351	Worker was trimming trees on a drainage project and was run over and killed by a skid loader.
8/15/2011	Ron Brown and Sons Inc., Bear Lake, MI 49614	Worker was struck in the head and killed by a rim that broke while adding air to a truck tire.
8/16/2011	Evco Transport, Inc., Mt. Tremper, NY 12457	Worker moving furniture to a storage area died after falling from a stairwell.
8/16/2011	Barreiro Concrete Materials, Inc., Medley, FL 33178	Worker standing outside of his truck, waiting to fill it with concrete, was killed after being run over by another truck.
8/17/2011	Coastal Cargo Company, Inc., New Orleans, LA 70112	Worker loading grain on a cargo vessel was killed when the closing hatch cover struck him, causing him to fall 40 feet.
8/17/2011	Hundts Auto Salvage, Plymouth, IN 46563	Worker was crushed underneath a vehicle that fell from a front-end loader.
8/17/2011	Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc., Mills, WY 82644	Worker was crushed after being pinned between two vehicles in a storage yard.
8/19/2011	Anaya Welding Service & Lease, Inc., Alamo, TX 78516	Worker operating a trencher machine to dig a four-foot trench died when he fell from his seat onto the machine's extended arm.
8/19/2011	Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp., Columbus, OH 43219	Worker was electrocuted after connecting a battery to his forklift.
8/19/2011	Jeffboat LLC., Jeffersonville, IN 47130	Worker was crushed between a barge mover and a barge.
8/30/2011	Sunshine Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Inc., Toledo, OH 43612	Worker was working on a washer and was electrocuted.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)