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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 15, 2012)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
8/1/2012	Libbey Glass Inc., Toledo, OH 43697	Employee died from fall at work.
8/11/2012	Effingtham County Fair, Board of Directors, Altamont, IL 62411	Worker struck and killed by a payloader used to move concrete barriers.
8/17/2012	Evan F. Hamilton, Prosser, WA 99350	Worker struck and killed by a grain harvesting machine.
8/17/2012	Waste Pro USA Inc., Loxahatchee, FL 33470	Employee operating a waste truck was crushed when it tipped over.
8/23/2012	Whispering Hills Landscaping Inc., Radcliff, KY 40160	Worker mowing a hillside was killed when the mower overturned.
8/27/2012	MTA LIRR Hillside Yard Gang 26, Jamaica Queens, NY 11423	Worker performing maintenance work electrocuted after contacting an energized rail.
9/1/2012	Zorienzan's Amusements Inc., Brentwood, NY 11717	Carnival worker was fatally struck by a ride's spinning bucket.
9/4/2012	Cutting Edge Molding, Bonita Springs, FL 34133	Worker operating an aerial lift was electrocuted after contacting an overhead power line.
9/4/2012	NYCDPR Al Oreter Recreation Center, Maintenance Op, Ctr., Flushing, NY 11355	Worker was fatally stabbed during a verbal altercation with a garbage truck operator.
9/5/2012	Pentair, Brookfield, WI 53045	Employee died from a head injury after falling from a chair.
9/5/2012	Roger Elliot Construction, Penn Valley, CA 95946	Worker changing a truck tire struck and killed by a chain on an excavator bucket.
9/7/2012	Ameriwaste Inc., Santa Fe, TX 77510	Worker died after being pinned between truck and ground after truck rolled over into ditch.
9/7/2012	J.R. Resources LP, Ringgold, PA 15570	Worker pumping fluid out of a plastic tank died when the tank exploded.
9/9/2012	S.J. Louis Construction Inc., Bismarck, ND 58501	Trench worker killed after being pinned between track hoe and 24-inch pipe.
9/9/2012	Southern Hens Inc., Moselle, MS 39459	Employee cleaning the processing area in a poultry plant died after falling into a screw conveyor.
9/10/2012	Concrete Foundations Inc., Highway X20 and Abbe Hills Road, IA 52314	Back-hoe operator killed when vehicle rolled over and pinned him underneath.
9/10/2012	K&S Parrott LLC, Amarillo, TX 79104	Worker fatally kicked by cattle during off-loading from a trailer.
9/10/2012	Pizzitola Guttering Co., Houston, TX 77007	Employee fell from ladder while performing work near gutter of house.
9/10/2012	Stagg LLC, San Antonio, TX 78230	Employee died after slipping on a wet floor.
9/10/2012	S&B Masonry Corp., Brooklyn, NY 11205	Employee died when a masonry wall collapsed on him.
9/10/2012	Willman Industries Inc., Cedar Grove, WI 53013	Employee was crushed after being caught in a molding machine.
9/11/2012	Elba Diaz, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122	Worker performing residential framing died after falling nine feet from the top of an interior wall.
9/11/2012	Gibson Winery, Sanger, CA 93657	Employee working as a wine blender died from asphyxiation after being exposed to ammonia gas.
9/11/2012	Spirit Aerosystems Inc., Wichita, KS 67210	Worker died after falling approximately 12 feet from a work platform to the ground.
9/12/2012	Athos Construction, Avon, OH 44011	Employee working in temporary work zone was struck and killed by a motor vehicle.
9/12/2012	Farwest Portable Crushing Inc., Gresham, OR 97030	Worker operating a construction vehicle was killed when vehicle rolled over and down a hill.
9/12/2012	Grower's Chemical Corporation, Norwalk, OH 44857	Farm worker died after being struck in the head by a hooper wagon.
9/12/2012	River Cities Machine LLC, Bossier City, LA 71111	Worker was killed after his shirt became caught in a lathe he was operating, pulling him into the machine.
9/13/2012	Delicato Winery Vineyard, Manteca, CA 95336	Worker unhitching a trailer died after he was run over by another driver.
9/13/2012	Fisher Industries, Interstate 80 East Bound, Mile Post 392, NV 89521	Worker making repairs to a tire compactor was crushed between the compactor and a drum roller.
9/14/2012	Belton Metal Company Inc., Belton, SC 29627	Worker run over and crushed by track hoe.
9/14/2012	Danlin Corp, Cedar Bluffs, NE 68015	Employee working on a roof died from injuries after falling 20 feet to the ground.
9/14/2012	Worthington Cylinder Corporation, Westerville, OH 43082	Employee was crushed between two 2,500-pound coils.
CATASTROPHES
9/6/2012	Cudd Pumping Services Inc., Frierson, LA 71027	Four employees for an oilfield services company were hospitalized after being hit by shrapnel and debris from a failed oil pump.