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 25, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 7/12/2012 | Adonis Bronze, Alpine, UT 84004 |
Worker for a bronze foundry was killed when struck by a pressure vessel door. | |
| 7/16/2012 | Dow Chemical Texas Inc., Deer Park, TX 77536 |
Worker opening a filter casing died from burns after being sprayed with 100 degree celsius hot condensate. | |
| 8/1/2012 | A.H. Sturgill Roofing Inc., Miamisburg, OH 45342 |
Worker performing roofing activities suffered a heat stroke and later died. | |
| 8/9/2012 | R&A Construction of Illinois Inc., Willowbrook, IL 60527 |
Worker died from chemical burns after a varnish applied to a floor caught fire. | |
| 8/14/2012 | Best Blue Inc., Ellicott City, MD 21043 |
Worker putting up a pump jack scaffold was electrocuted after contacting a 7,600-volt phase line. | |
| 8/15/2012 | GEM Drilling, Aspermont, TX 79502 |
Worker died after falling backwards while on the drillling floor of a rig. | |
| 8/15/2012 | Steamboat Energy Consultants, Williston, ND 58801 |
Worker overseeing the operation of an oil rig was struck and killed by a truck. | |
| 8/16/2012 | Andrews Transport LP., Houston, TX 77049 |
Worker died from severe head injuries after falling from a tractor trailer. | |
| 8/16/2012 | Cargill Inc., Bloomington, IL 61702 |
Worker died after falling through a first floor hole onto the basement floor. | |
| 8/19/2012 | Jordan General Contractors Inc., 17000 Premium Dr., Hockley, TX 77447 |
Two workers died from injuries sustained in a demolition dust fire | |
| 8/20/2012 | Hephalstos Building Supplies Inc., Astoria, NY 11104 |
Worker loading his vehicle with building supplies was struck and killed by a bus. | |
| 8/20/2012 | Sammy Coffeys Wholesale Nursery Inc., Lenoir, NC 28645 |
Worker was struck by a tree that was being cut down. | |
| 8/20/2012 | Woodruff & Sons Inc., Tampa, FL 33601 |
Worker was killed after being struck by an excavator's bucket | |
| 8/21/2012 | J.R. Wyles Inc., Lewisberry, PA 17339 |
Worker in a bucket truck was electrocuted after contacting a 7,200 volt electric line. | |
| 8/21/2012 | Oakland County Road Commission, Beverly Hills, MI 48025 |
Worker operating a dump truck used for road resurfacing was killed when truck rolled into a ditch. | |
| 8/21/2012 | White Brothers Logging, Cass Lake, MN 56633 |
Worker was struck and killed by tree pines that slipped out of boom truck. | |
| 8/21/2012 | Wiggle Tails Oil Field Service Inc., Bloomfield, NM 87413 |
Worker was crushed under the rear wheels of a truck. | |
| 8/21/2012 | Yumoto Company Ltd, Dechard, TN 37324 |
Worker at an automobile assembly plant was crushed in machine. | |
| 8/22/2012 | David Girard Vineyard, Placerville, CA 95667 |
Worker at a vineyard was crushed in a wine press. | |
| 8/22/2012 | Texas Concrete and Asphalt, El Paso, TX 79932 |
Worker repaving highway ramp died after being struck by vehicle | |
| 8/23/2012 | Praxair Inc., Geismar, LA 70734 |
Worker at an industrial gas plant died from carbon monoxide exposure. | |
| 8/24/2012 | Komatsu America Corp., Peoria, IL 61639 |
Worker died from injuries sustained while operating a machine used to test hydraulic cylinders. | |
| CATASTROPHES (None Reported) | |||