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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 May 21, 2011) | |||
FATALITIES | |||
Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
5/4/11 | Henrie Trucking, LLC, Kaysville, UT 84037 | Worker unloading dump truck was crushed when the truck's tailgate fell on his head and neck. | |
5/6/11 | Formation Plastics, Quinter, KS 67752 | Worker troubleshooting material being formed in a pressure former was killed when he was crushed between the press frame and the moving plate. | |
5/9/11 | IL Dept. of Natural Resources, Morris, IL 60450 | Worker sitting on tractor bucket loader while taking a break was struck and killed by a car driven by park patron. | |
5/9/11 | Jose Ricardo Guerrero, Rose Hill, KS 67113 | Worker reroofing a residential structure died from an apparent heat stroke. | |
5/10/11 | Ramsey Oil, Hutchinson, KS 67501 | Worker cutting down a large tree died after the tree fell on him. | |
5/11/11 | Stimson Lumber Company, Gaston, OR 97119 | Worker killed and two injured in an explosion while attempting to disassemble a hydraulic accumulator charged with nitrogen gas. | |
5/11/11 | Roden Landscaping, Festus, MO 63028 | Worker moving a trailer loaded with straw bales collapsed and died, possibly from heat stress. | |
5/12/11 | Daves Tree Service, Bock, MN 55313 | Worker cutting down tree was fatally injured when the tree base hit him in the chest. | |
5/12/11 | DBA/ Jose Rivera, Hartford, CT 06103 | Window washer lowering equipment to the ground died after falling from the roof of an eight-story building. | |
5/12/11 | First American Resources Company, LLC., Mableton, GA 30126-2942 | Worker inspecting coil machine rollers was killed when he reached into the machine while in operation and was pulled in. | |
5/12/11 | Menzi USA Sales, Inc., Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 | Worker disconnecting a hydraulic hose from a fitting cab died when the cab fell, landing on him. | |
5/12/11 | The Fishel Company, Tampa, FL 33613 | Worker transferring energized power lines from an old pole to a new one was electrocuted when he touched an uninsulated part of the power line. | |
5/13/11 | Gustav Koven, Santa Monica, CA 90407 | Worker fell from ladder into a 3-foot deep drained pool, possibly of cardiac arrest. | |
5/14/11 | Bimm Enterprises, Angels Camp, CA 95222 | Worker trying to stop his truck from rolling down the hill died after the truck ran over him. | |
5/16/11 | Mullins Marine Service, Inc., Winthrop, MA 02152 | Worker using a device to loosen the wire cable that secured a boat was killed when the device broke from the concrete, trapping the worker against the wall. | |
5/16/11 | Stutesman Auto Salvage, Highlandville, MO 65669 | Worker was killed when the tractor tire he was inflating exploded. | |
5/16/11 | T.C. Thompson Builder, Inc, Artesia, NM 88210 | Worker using a saw to cut through a building frame at an airport hangar was killed when sparks ignited insulation, causing a fire. | |
5/16/11 | James Hamilton Construction, Caballo, NM 87931 | Worker struck by semi truck while working in a highway work zone. | |
5/17/11 | C J Doudrick, York, PA 17404 | Tree service worker died after falling 30 feet when the fiberglass boom supporting the bucket in which he was standing broke. | |
5/17/11 | Wallace Paving, West Chicago, IL 60185 | Worker died after he was pinned between truck trailers at work site. | |
5/17/11 | Pacific Alaska Shellfish Company, Inc., Nikiski, AK 99635 | Five fishermen transporting fish to land drowned when their vessel sank. | |
5/18/11 | City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NM 87701 | Two workers installing a new water line died after being caught in an excavation wall collapse. | |
5/20/11 | Whirlpool Corp. Marion Division, Marion, OH 43302 | Production line worker collapsed and died. | |
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported) |