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 November 12, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
10/7/2011	Agustin Valladares Tree Trimming, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361	Tree trimmer died from head injuries after falling 30 feet from a tree.
10/13/2011	West New York Restoration of CT, Inc., New York, NY 10019	Worker installing a fall protection safety line died after touching a live wire while on a ladder and falling 92 feet.
10/25/2011	G &S Paving, Palo Alto, CA	Worker struck by truck travelling in reverse.
10/25/2011	Yubas Construction, Johnstown, PA 15906	Worker died from head and spinal injuries after falling 20 feet from a roof.
10/26/2011	Dennis Stearns Concrete, Vernal, UT 84078	Worker lifting a 21-foot pipe died from head trauma after the pipe fell and hit his head.
10/28/2011	Dependable Highway Express Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90023	Worker died after falling off dock while trying to stop an out of control forklift.
10/28/2011	J.J. Tree Service and Landscaping, Monroeville, PA 15146	Worker died when he suffered a severe laceration to his leg while cutting tree branches.
11/1/2011	Indianapolis Logistics LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46219	Maintenance worker received fatal injuries in electric pallet jack accident.
11/2/2011	Western Dairy Transport, LLC, Portales, NM 88130	Worker was killed when strong winds caused the door of a transport trailer to strike him.
11/3/2011	S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd., LLP., Fairview, TX 75069	Two workers performing maintenance work on a sewer line died from exposure to a hazardous atmosphere after entering a manhole.
11/3/2011	Trucano Construction Company, Juneau, AK 99801	Worker loading construction equipment died when he was caught between a toppled crane and a railing off the deck barge.
11/4/2011	Sun Chemical Corporation, Muskegon, MI 49442	Worker was crushed by a 1,500 pound bag of pigment that fell on him.
11/4/2011	U-Haul International, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19138	Worker was crushed underneath a portable storage container after the container tipped over.
11/5/2011	American Biltrite, Inc., Moorestown, NJ 08057	Worker was crushed in a coating machine.
11/6/2011	Suchocki & Son, Inc., Lisbon, CT 06351	Worker performing tree maintenance was run over and killed by an excavator.
11/6/2011	Midwest Coatings, LLC, Branson, MO 65616	Worker applying fire retardant material to steel beams of an apartment complex died after falling from the elevated platform.
11/7/2011	OAS Rigging Crane Corp, Mayaguez, PR 00680	Worker cutting a beam to a water tank was killed when the tank fell on him.
11/7/2011	Horizon Energy Services, Foraker, OK 74652	Worker on an oil/gas well drilling rig was struck and killed by a block that fell to the rig floor.
11/7/2011	BND Transport LLC, Mantera, CA 95336	Worker disconnecting a garbage trailer from a tractor was killed when the tractor and trailer ran over him.
11/7/2011	Horn Packaging Corporation, Lancaster, MA 01523	Worker died after becoming entangled in the unguarded shaft of a gluing machine.
11/8/2011	Brillion Iron Works, Brillion, WI 54110	Worker adjusting a limit switch on a molding machine died after he was struck by the machine and fell 6 feet to the floor.
11/10/2011	Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., Brecksville, OH 44141	Worker setting up a traffic control board was struck and killed by a semi-truck.
CATASTROPHES - None Reported