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 8, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 3/28/2012 | Schindler Elevator Corp., NY, NY 10104 |
Elevator mechanic was electrocuted while working on a panel. | |
| 7/21/2012 | Dandridge Golf and Country Club Inc., Dandridge, TN 37725 |
Worker at a golf country club died after falling from the mezzanine inside a storage barn. | |
| 8/11/2012 | Phoenix Logging Company, Prince of Wales Island, AK 99922 |
Worker banding together logs was struck and killed by a falling log. | |
| 8/20/2012 | Hubster Logging Inc., Ryderwood, WA 98581 |
Worker was struck by a haywire and was hospitalized, treated, and released. Several days later worker was found dead at home due to complications resulting from incident. | |
| 8/25/2012 | Stone & Surface Designers Inc., Cocoa, FL 32926 |
Worker died after a granite slab fell on him. | |
| 8/26/2012 | All Florida Tree & Landscape Inc., Ft Lauderdale, FL 33126 |
Tree trimmer was electrocuted after contacting a power line | |
| 8/27/2012 | Forward Air Solutions Inc., Medley, FL 33178 |
Worker died from head injuries after falling off of a conveyor. | |
| 8/27/2012 | H&W Logging, Tazewell VA 24651 |
Worker was killed after being run over by a skidder machine. | |
| 8/29/2012 | Home Crafters of Tidewater, Suffolk, VA 23435 |
Worker erecting a pump jack scaffold system was electrocuted when the pole he was using contacted a power line. | |
| 8/31/2012 | Fireworks and Stage FX America Inc., Lake Elsinor, CA 92530 |
Worker was preparing aerial fireworks when an explosion occurred. Worker was hospitalized but succumbed to injuries on 9/2/2012. | |
| 9/1/2012 | Carolina Salvage, Rock Hill, SC 29730 |
Worker operating a crane to put a trailer on beams was killed when the trailer fell on worker. | |
| 9/1/2012 | CR Koehl and Sons Inc., Hancock, MN 56244 |
Worker died after the semi-tractor/trailer he was driving overturned. | |
| 9/1/2012 | OG&E Energy Corp., Mustang, OK 73064 |
Employee for an energy supply company was electrocuted. | |
| 9/2/2012 | AJ's Transport LLC, Lincoln, AL 35096 |
Employee was crushed when a jack supporting a tractor trailer failed causing the trailer to fall on him. | |
| 9/2/2012 | Core-Mark International, Wilkes Barre, PA 18703 |
Worker operating a forklift died from head injuries after being struck by a beam. | |
| 9/2/2012 | GreenTek Roofing, Carnigie, PA 15106 |
Worker died after falling from a roof. | |
| 9/2/2012 | Smithfield Packing, Grayson, KY 41101 |
Worker electrocuted while rewiring a breaker panel for a smoke generator. | |
| 9/3/2012 | Bravo Environmental NW Inc., McKenna, WA 98580 |
Worker was killed in motor vehicle accident due to weather conditions. | |
| 9/3/2012 | High Desert Roofing, Farmington, NM 87401 |
Worker died after falling through a roof opening and hitting concrete floor. | |
| 9/3/2012 | Sonoco Hartville, SC 29550 |
Worker at a packaging products facility died after being caught between two rolling parts of a paper machine. | |
| 9/4/2012 | Glass Machinery and Excavation, Clintwood, VA 24228 |
Roadway worker flagging traffic was struck and killed by 18-wheel truck. | |
| 9/4/2012 | Mark F. Taggert Company, Columbus, OH 43229 |
Worker died from fall from a ladder. | |
| 9/4/2012 | Hansen Plumbing Inc., Gettysburg, SD 57442 |
Employee was struck and killed by parts of a wastewater pump that exploded. | |
| 9/4/2012 | HRI Inc., Bethlehem, PA 18015 |
Worker was crushed when a section of a road barrier fell on him. | |
| 9/4/2012 | Mullen Electric Co., Kyle, TX 78640 |
Employee repairing a lamp died after falling from a ladder and hitting his head. | |
| 9/4/2012 | Rangeline Tapping Services Inc., Cut and Shoot, TX 77306 |
Employee performing painting services died after being pinned by a 2,000-pound flange housing. | |
| 9/5/2012 | Industrial TX Corp., Webster, TX 77598 |
Worker was struck and killed by construction equipment. | |
| 9/5/2012 | M&C Electrical, Arlington, VA 22201 |
Worker was electrocuted while installing a conduit. | |
| 9/5/2012 | MWR Riverside Orchards LLC, Eltopia, WA 99330 |
Worker changing irrigation pipes was electrocuted after the pipe contacted power lines. | |
| 9/5/2012 | Tidco Transportation Inc., Double Springs, AL 35553 |
Emplyoyee died due to tractor trailer falling on him when the support jack failed. | |
| 9/5/2012 | Werkheiser Roofing, Rye, NY 10580 |
Worker died after falling 20 feet from a ladder. | |
| 9/6/2012 | Construction Engineering Consultants Inc., Beaver Falls, PA 15010 |
Employee was struck and killed by a dump truck moving in reverse. | |
| 9/6/2012 | Select Sires Inc., Plain City, OH 43064 |
Worker was crushed between the gate and post of a pen when letting bulls out to feed. | |
| CATASTROPHES (None Reported) | |||