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 October 1, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
2/21/2011	Viking Coca Cola Bottling Company, St. Cloud, MN 56303	Worker at a soda bottling company was found dead inside a walk-in freezer.
7/26/2011	Calvin Crest Conference, Oakhurst, CA 93636	Rock climbing instructor died after falling from a 26-foot tower.
8/22/2011	20/20 Real Estate Review, Inc., Sahuarita, AZ 85629	Worker fell off a ladder.
8/25/2011	Unknown, Boulder City, NV 89006	Worker towing an airplane crashed into a building at an airport.
8/28/2011	Princeton First Aid & Rescue, Princeton, NJ 08540	Worker, attempting to rescue a trapped motorist in fast moving water, drowned after being separated from his tether.
8/29/2011	Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, Keanu, HI 96749	Worker died when he struck a tree after crossing the center line on a private road.
9/06/2011	Bryan Shirk, Upper Arlington, OH 43221	Worker was trimming trees from a truck-mounted basket lift, and was killed after being thrown from the basket and falling nearly 30 feet to the ground.
9/10/2011	APER Construction, Port of Miami, FL 33132	Worker operating an excavator died when he was thrown forward in the cab and hit his head on the machine's support bar.
9/19/2011	KG Construction, Saltsburg, PA 15681	Worker moving an aluminum materials lift was killed when the lift touched an energized powerline.
9/20/2011	A-1 Tree and Landscape, Lansing, MI 48911	Worker cutting trees died after a falling branch struck him, causing him to fall 40 feet.
9/20/2011	Al and John, Inc., T/A Glen Rock Hams, Paterson, NJ 07503	Worker cleaning a meat mixer died when he fell into the machine.
9/21/2011	Gozip LLC, Hilo, HI 96720	One worker was killed and another worker was hospitalized after a zipline tower collapsed.
9/22/2011	Aloha Tree Experts, Kailua, HI 96734	Worker was killed when he fell 28 feet from a tree that fell over at its base.
9/23/2011	George Pagany Farms, West Sacramento, CA 95691	Field laborer died from possible heat illness.
9/23/2011	Witten Logging Co., Tehachapi, CA 93561	Logger cutting trees was struck and killed by a large falling limb.
9/24/2011	E &R Construction, Washington Boro, PA 17582	Worker died from head injuries when he slipped and fell 15 feet from a ladder.
9/26/2011	Murphy-Brown, LLC, Laurinburg, NC 28352	Worker trying to access an auger motor died after becoming entangled in the machine.
9/26/2011	Mohawk Industries, Orlando, FL 32819	Worker was found unresponsive on a warehouse floor.
9/26/2011	GreenLeaf's Tree Service, Inc., Chelmsford, MA 01824	Worker performing tree removal activities died after falling 70 feet while climbing from a crane to the tree.
9/26/2011	Demas Enterprises, Inc., Dallas, TX 55210	Worker who was cleaning while standing on the roof of a gondola lift died after striking his head and falling off the lift.
9/27/2011	Monroe Drywall Construction, Panama City, FL 32405	Worker installing drywall was electrocuted when he touched a 480-volt wire.
9/27/2011	Blooming Prairie Well Co., Blooming Prairie, MN 55917	Worker was killed after he was struck in head by a 35-pound weight that fell 30 feet from a broken cable.
9/28/2011	R & R Construction, Inc., Westlake, LA 70669	Worker attempting to attach slings from a metal bar to a crane was electrocuted when he touched an energized bus bar.
9/28/2011	Performance Welding & Machine, Fresno, CA 93725	Worker was electrocuted while using a welder that was not grounded properly.
9/30/2011	F & T Farms, Caruthers, CA 93609	Worker operating a farm vehicle was killed when he hit a gate and a metal pipe struck his head.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)