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 22, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 6/29/2012 | Williams Warehouse Inc, Plains, GA 31780 |
Employee died after falling from a roof through a skylight while removing metal panels. | |
| 9/13/2012 | Mr Asphalt Inc., Corvallis, MT 59828 |
Worker died after falling approximately 13 ft while checking the level of an asphalt oil tank. | |
| 9/20/2012 | Bonneville Power Administration, Saint Regis, MT 59866 |
Worker died after falling approximately 80 feet while replacing insulators. | |
| 9/20/2012 | Ryan's Tree Service, Chaumont, NY 13622 |
Worker died after being crushed by a chipper. | |
| 9/21/2012 | G.R. Birdwell Construction LP, Channelview, TX 77530 |
Worker was killed after being pinned between the dirt compactor he was operating and a wall. | |
| 9/21/2012 | United Drilling Inc, Fort Stockton, TX 79735 |
Worker was killed after being struck in the head by a cable that snapped during drilling operations. | |
| 9/22/2012 | Mark F. Taggert Company, Columbus, OH 43229 |
Worker died from fall from a ladder. | |
| 9/22/2012 | Olmar Salazar, Airmont, NY 10901 |
Employee died after being struck by a tree branch while working on a landscaping site. | |
| 9/23/2012 | Archer Underbalanced Services, Boys Ranch, TX 79010 |
Worker was killed while repairing an air compressor after a 2-inch line separated and struck employee in the chest. | |
| 9/24/2012 | KAYCO Erectors Inc, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 |
Employee died after falling through floor hole while installing metal decking. | |
| 9/24/2012 | SITI, Rayne, LA 70578 |
Worker was pouring concrete when he was struck and killed by a vehicle being driven by another employee. | |
| 9/25/2012 | Jet Import Inc, Chicago, IL 60608 |
Worker died after being struck on the head by a pallet that had fallen from a trailer he was preparing to unload. | |
| 9/26/2012 | Advanced Recycling Center, Brewton, AL 36426 |
Worker was crushed when bucket of skid loader fell on him when he crawled under machine to disconnect a hydraulic line. | |
| 9/27/2012 | Viking Drilling, Rankin, TX 79778 |
Employee was electrocuted when the forklift he was operating became entangled with a 440-480 volt electrical line. | |
| CATASTROPHES (None Reported) | |||