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 3, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
3/7/2011	Probuild LLC., Wichita, KS 67217	Worker was struck and killed by a forklift while standing in a loading yard.
8/11/2011	Permacolor Inc., Camarillo, CA 93012	Worker pulling metal pipe out of chimney was electrocuted after making contact with overhead powerlines.
8/12/2011	Pompei and Sons, Inc., Millsboro, PA 15333	Construction worker walking across a new roadway was struck and killed by a vehicle.
8/15/2011	Chimenti's Baking Company, Los Angeles, CA 90032	Worker opening the building was crushed when the facility's gate fell on him.
8/16/2011	Lancaster County Fire Service, Lancaster, SC 29720	Firefighter, who complained of chest pains and nausea after returning from a fire call, later died of cardiac arrest.
8/22/2011	NextEra Energy Resources, Ocheyedan, IA 51354	Worker died after falling more than six feet through an unprotected hatch door in a wind tower.
8/22/2011	IL Dept. of Transportation- District 1, Woodstock, IL 60098-3295	Worker struck and killed by a car while preparing for a roadway stripping operation.
8/22/2011	Building Products Corporation, East Saint Louis, IL 62205	Employee working around the lower section of a conveyor belt was killed after being caught in the belt.
8/23/2011	Stammerrama General Engineering, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270	Construction worker resurfacing road collapsed and died from possible heat stroke.
8/23/2011	Garden Center Maintenance, Davis, OK 75030	Worker assembling a fabric building structure became ill and died, possibly from heat stroke.
8/24/2011	Roach Brothers Painting Contractors, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15241	Worker died after falling nearly 40 feet from a roof without wearing fall protection.
8/24/2011	Springfield Golf Club, Fort Mill, SC 29715	Worker was struck and killed by a golf cart.
8/25/2011	Novak Construction, Monroe Twp., NJ 08831	Worker died after falling from the back of a moving pickup truck.
8/26/2011	UPS Ground Freight, Uniontown, PA 15401	Worker using a scissor lift to transfer parts into a trailer died after falling from the lift.
8/26/2011	Hocking Printing Co., Inc., Ephrata, PA 17522	Worker servicing an industrial riding mower was killed when the mower rolled forward from its parked position, striking the worker.
8/29/2011	Old Orchard Country Club, Pittsfield, IL 62363	Worker was in the process of mowing when the lawn mower tipped over, crushing him.
8/29/2011	Blattner Energy, Inc., Byron, CA 94514	Worker using bulldozer to cut roadway was ejected from and crushed by the machine after it rolled down a hillside.
8/30/2011	ASI Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI 53225	Worker was working on a press and the cable snapped, crushing his head.
8/30/2011	Gerace Construction Company, Inc., Rochester, NY 14620	Worker was crushed when a 35-ton crane he was operating tipped over.
8/30/2011	Active Staffing Services, LLC., Jersey City, NJ 07305	Worker was killed when 50-pound bags he was unloading struck him.
8/31/2011	DA Services Hauling & Dumpsters, Martinez, CA 94553	Worker was crushed between dumpster's lift bed and frame.
8/31/2011	Liberty Denim, LLC, Liberty, SC 29657	Worker died when caught between rollers while working in a textile machine.
9/1/2011	Titan Drilling, LLC., Dumas, TX 79029	Worker was struck on the head and killed by the bottom of a blow-out preventer he was resetting.
9/1/2011	Edison Park Fast, New York, NY 10036	Parking garage attendent retrieving a customer's car was crushed between the car and a vertical post.
9/1/2011	Miller Poultry, Orland, IN 46776	Worker processing chicken was crushed while using a press.
9/1/2011	Davey Tree Care, St. Peter, MN 56082	Worker was killed by a falling tree branch.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)