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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 July 23, 2011) | |||
FATALITIES | |||
Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
5/1/2011 | Autocatalyst Recycling Inc., Dearborn, MI 48126 | Worker died after falling from seven-foot ladder and hitting his head on surface below. | |
6/1/2011 | Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Coats, NC 27504 | Worker cutting trees in 100-degree weather fell unconscious and later died from heat stroke. | |
6/9/2011 | Frontier Industrial Corp., St. Petersburg, FL 33702 | Worker cutting beams in preparation for a controlled building demolition died when the building collapsed prematurely. | |
6/23/2011 | DH Roberts Construction of Jonesville, Battle Creek, MI 49036 | Construction worker was crushed between boom lift and steel beam. | |
7/6/2011 | Casey's General Stores, Inc., La Porte City, IA 50651 | Worker collapsed and died from asphyxiation while trying to escape a store fire. | |
7/10/2011 | Pike Creek Turf Farms, Inc., Adel, GA 31620 | Worker was electrocuted while hooking up a power generator that was still running. | |
7/12/2011 | Essex Newbury Contracting Services Corp., Newbury, MA 01951 | Worker, who complained of feeling sick while digging a one-foot trench, collapsed and later died. | |
7/12/2011 | H.C. Haynes, Winn, ME 04495 | Worker was killed when a tree struck him in the chest while inside a skid-steer cab. | |
7/12/2011 | Russell Disposal Inc., Methuen, MA 01844 | Worker collecting trash was struck and killed by the trash truck while it was moving in reverse. | |
7/13/2011 | Roofers Enterprises Corporation, LLC, Charlotte, NC 28270 | Worker making roof repairs fell unconscious and died from possible heat stress. | |
7/14/2011 | Wilson and Associates, White Pine, TN 37890 | Worker performing reconstruction work on roadside was struck and killed by car. | |
7/16/2011 | Moore Brothers, Colusa, CA 95950 | Worker killed when an electrical panel exploded. | |
7/16/2011 | Dolle Electric, Inc., Rogers, AR 72758 | Worker performing construction activities collapsed and died from apparent heat illness. | |
7/17/2011 | Wal-Mart #275, Livingston, TX 77351 | Worker buffing floors died after he slipped and hit his head on the floor. | |
7/18/2011 | Imperial Steel Construction, Bensenville, IL 60106 | Worker died after falling approximately 35 feet without fall protection from a bar joist. | |
7/18/2011 | Sioux City Engineering Co., Sioux City, IA 51103 | Worker was crushed in an auger while servicing a street paver machine. | |
7/18/2011 | Trenchless Technologies of New England, Inc., Port Kent, NY 12975 | Worker cleaning a pipe casing using an auger machine died after the machine overturned and crushed him. | |
7/19/2011 | W W Fairbairn & Sons Inc., Walloon Lake, MI 49796 | Worker was electrocuted after touching exposed wire while removing water lines. | |
7/19/2011 | Head Roofing, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 | Worker was killed when an aluminum scaffold plank fell and struck him in the head. | |
7/19/2011 | Dennis Steel Inc., Austin, TX 78712 | Worker died from an apparent heart attack after loading equipment onto a truck. | |
7/19/2011 | Management Mccord Assest, Peoria Heights, IL 61616 | Worker falling from roof, grabbed an exposed electrical wire to catch himself and was electrocuted. | |
7/19/2011 | Daniel Martinez, Architect Tustin, CA 92782 | Worker providing landscape services collapsed and later died from a heart condition. | |
7/19/2011 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Topeka, KS 66603 | Worker collapsed and died after making repairs to a rubber cooling machine. | |
7/20/2011 | Keystone Consolidated Industries, Bartonville, IL 61607 | Worker was found dead inside a break trailer. | |
7/20/2011 | L & T Metal Recycling, Bolivar, MO 65613 | Worker died after suffering burns to his lower body from a cutting torch explosion. | |
7/21/2011 | KCH Mechanical, Inc., Effingham, IL 62401 | Worker installing HVAC equipment died from electric shock. | |
CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported) |