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 September 1, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 8/7/2012 | SSI Services LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46217 |
Worker inside an asbestos pulverizing unit died from injuries after a combustible dust explosions occurred when equipment malfunctioned. | |
| 8/11/2012 | Effingham County Fair - Board of Directors, Altamont, IL 62411 |
Worker was struck and killed by a payloader that was moving concrete barriers. | |
| 8/15/2012 | J&J Trucking, Vancouver, WA 98660 |
Worker driving a loaded gravel truck was killed when the brakes failed causing vehicle to strike trees. | |
| 8/20/2012 | COP Wyoming LLC, Sheridan, WY 82801 |
Worker was struck and killed by the bucket of a backhoe while inside a trench box. | |
| 8/21/2012 | Baker Hughes, Casper, WY 82601 |
Worker at a chemical products warehouse was crushed under a 4,000-pound storage container. | |
| 8/22/2012 | Action Roofing & Siding LLC, Rye, NY 10580 |
Worker removing old shingles from a residential roof died after falling from roof | |
| 8/22/2012 | Aireko Construction Corporation, Caguas, PR 00725 |
Worker fell 17 feet through a metal roof landing on a concrete floor. | |
| 8/22/2012 | Pendleton A-1 Hospitality LLC, Pendleton, OR 97801 |
Hotel worker found inside hotel room was a victim of homicide. | |
| 8/25/2012 | Jorge Vargas dba Jorge Vargas Martinez, Louisville, KY 40291 |
Worker using a ladder to install brick board died after falling off the ladder. | |
| 8/25/2012 | ZIA Construction and Contracting Inc., Cheney, WA 99004 |
Worker sheeting the roof on a two-story building suffered fatal head injuries after falling 21 feet to the ground. | |
| 8/27/2012 | Amerifence Inc., Indianapolis, IN 46226 |
Worker for a fence company sweeping the fence production area was electrocuted. | |
| 8/27/2012 | Edwards Construction Inc., Rock Hill, SC 29732 |
Worker preparing to cut tree limbs died after falling 40 feet to ground. | |
| 8/30/2012 | Hai Chang Inc., Bell, CA 90201 |
Worker was behind truck and was caught-between truck and loading dock. | |
| CATASTROPHES (None Reported) | |||