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. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities and catastrophes. OSHA will link the data on this page to the inspection case file, also on the OSHA public website.

Weekly Summary (Federal and State^* data tabulated week ending Dec 11, 2009)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
11/4/2009	NYSDSP Troop F, S. Cairo, NY^* 12182	Worker was driving north in patrol vehicle when an attempt was made to pass another northbound vehicle. The vehicles made contact and the worker's vehicle went off the road and hit a utility pole.
11/9/2009	Newell & Company, Inc. dba Robertson & Company, Moraga, CA^* 94556	Worker was performing duties when he reportedly felt ill and then collapsed from cardiac arrest.
11/27/2009	Ulises Jardines dba Cuba Drywall, Charlotte, NC^* 28211	Worker was found unresponsive with head injuries next to an overturned stepladder. The worker never regained consciousness.
11/29/2009	Sodexo Healthcare, Long Beach, CA^* 90806	Worker was found in employee locker room and was taken to emergency room. Worker was pronounced dead shortly after of a possible heart attack.
12/1/2009	Model Dairy, Reno, NV^*	Worker suffered a heart attack and died while walking to meet a forklift driver to get supplies.
12/3/2009	McPherson Enterprises, Inc., Lemon Cove, CA^* 93657	Worker was crushed when the equipment he was standing on slid off the trailer it was loaded on. The worker was crushed between the bag house and the remaining equipment on the ground.
12/4/2009	Pioneer Surverying and Engineering, Goldendale, WA^* 98620	Worker was on DNR property scouting for well sites for a municipal water system. Worker was riding an ATV, and it appears that the vehicle slipped on the steep terrain throwing the worker off and then landing on top of him.
12/5/2009	Bank of America, Atascadero, CA^* 93422	Worker complained about not feeling well. The worker went home and collapsed about 3 hours later and died before taken to hospital.
12/5/2009	Kane Kauffman, Lebanon, OH 45036	Workers (2) were in a horse barn fire.
12/6/2009	Exel Inc., Lancaster, PA 17061	Worker was operating a picker and was pinned between the horizontal rack bar and the controls of the picker.
12/7/2009	Cahaba Disaster Recovery, LLC, Coldwater, MS 38618	Workers (2) were engaged in debris removal. They were in the cab of a Caterpillar D-4 dozer and drove it toward the river. The dozer fell into the river, and the two workers drowned.
12/7/2009	First Choice Supply Inc., Brooklyn, NY 11219	Worker was crushed by falling granite countertops.
12/7/2009	ISS Facility Services, Sacramento, CA^* 95827	Worker was found having chest pains and was taken to the hospital. Worker died at the hospital.
12/7/2009	R.C. Torre Construction Corporation Inc., Greenwich, CT 06830	Worker was installing copper flashing on a roof and was found unresponsive on the ground between the bases of two ladders.
12/8/2009	Community Asphalt Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324	Worker was backed over on highway construction site.
12/8/2009	Mountain Comprehensive Health, Whitesburg, KY^* 41858	Worker was fatally shot at a Perry County Clinic.
12/9/2009	Apria Healthcare, Inc., Daytona Beach, FL 32114	Worker was delivering medical products and was run over by his own truck.
12/9/2009	International Paper, Modesto, CA^* 95956	Worker walked into cafeteria when he had a heart attack. CPR was initiated. Worker was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.
12/9/2009	J Nobile Sinns Plumbing Co. Inc., Bakersfield, CA^* 93313	Possible heart attack.
12/9/2009	Southern Custom Exhibits, Hardeeville, SC 29927	Worker was in the attic of a center under construction and was electrocuted.
12/10/2009	International Chimney Corporation, Dunkirk, NY 14231	Worker was pinned between the bed of a dump truck and the cab/chassis.
12/11/2009	BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., New Castle, DE 19720	Worker was walking from the parking lot to the entrance and was run over by a delivery truck.
12/11/2009	Land O'Lakes, Inc., Wooster, OH 44691	Worker was shoveling corn into a bucket of a bobcat and was found unresponsive.
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported)