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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 28, 2012) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 7/3/2012 | Krause Building LLC, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 |
Worker installing a roof died after falling 25 feet to the ground. | |
| 7/10/2012 | Leonard Chavarria, Pedricktown, NJ 08067 |
Worker was replacing roof shingles and fell from the seond story level. | |
| 7/13/2012 | Williams Brothers Construction, Elm Mott, TX 76640 |
Worker performing construction activities died from possible heat stress. | |
| 7/16/2012 | J.C. Hamm & Sons, Inc., Florence, AL 35630 |
Worker changing a filter in an attic died of a possible electrocution. | |
| 7/16/2012 | JR Sheet Metal Manufacturing Inc., Caguas, PR 00646 |
Worker fell 7 feet from a ladder while working on an air conditioning system. | |
| 7/21/2012 | Public Service of Colorado, Lyons, CO 80540 |
Worker performing work on a gas pipeline died from cardiac arrest. | |
| 7/22/2012 | All American Asphalt, Torrance, CA 90502 |
Two workers were killed, one injured after they were struck by two vehicles while laying concrete on a highway. | |
| 7/22/2012 | Dalton Trucking Inc., Fontana, CA 92335 |
Worker repairing bottom of dump sand truck was caught between the truck's pneumatic and hydraulic bottom gates. | |
| 7/22/2012 | HIMR Inc., Plymouth, VT 05056 |
Worker died in water while working on a floating trampoline. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Chemi Con Materials Corporation, Moses Lake, WA 98837 |
Worker removing a pump from a tank containing 180-degree boric acid died from burns when the acid spilled on him. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Herman and Kittie Properties, Indianapolis, IN 46222 |
Worker was struck by Bobcat bucket while loading tree limbs into a dump truck. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Janicki Logging and Construction Co. Inc., Darrington, WA 98272 |
Worker performing logging operations was crushed between a carriage and log. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Locust Valley CSD, Locust Valley, NY 11560 |
A school bus driver was killed when a cement mixer collided head-on with the bus. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Pacific Coast Contracting Inc., Medford, OR 97501 |
Worker was killed when the forestry van he was riding in was struck by a motor vehicle. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Sierra Pacific Industries, Sonora, CA 95370 |
Worker at a lumber mill was crushed in a machine. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Tayco Corp., Wallingford, CT 06492 |
Worker operating a truck on a dirt surface was crushed when the truck tipped over, pinning the worker underneath. | |
| 7/23/2012 | Terra Nova Ranch, Helm, CA 93627 |
Farm worker died from head injuries when his ATV hit a tomato trailer. | |
| 7/24/2012 | Bankston Creek Land Trust, Norris City, IL 62869 |
Four workers welding a swab tank were burned when an explosion occurred. | |
| 7/25/2012 | Auburn Tree Services, Garrett, IN 46738 |
Worker operating a boom lift to pull a log from a lake died after he was ejected from the lift's basket when the piston on the lift failed. | |
| 7/25/2012 | Elias Ovalle-Gonzalez, San Antonio, TX 78218 |
Worker died of an apparent fall from a scaffold. | |
| 7/25/2012 | Next Specialty Resins, Addison, MI 49220 |
Worker at a plastics recycling plant died after falling into an industrial grinding machine. | |
| 7/26/2012 | Cornerstone Plumbing, Waco, TX 76707 |
Worker inspecting natural gas lines underneath a house was electrocuted after contacting exposed electrical wires. | |
| 7/26/2012 | Evonik Stockhausen LLC, Greensboro, NC 27406 |
Worker was pinned between a commercial carrier cab and a trailer. | |
| 7/27/2012 | Carlton Forge Works,Paramount, CA 90723 |
Worker performing forging activities was struck and killed by debris. | |
| 7/27/2012 | PG&E Subcontractors, Bridgeville, CA 90526 |
Worker fell approximately 80 feet from structure. | |
| 7/27/2012 | Robinson Drilling of Texas Ltd., Big Lake, TX 76932 |
Worker performing oil rigging activities died when he fell from a ladder. | |
| 7/27/2012 | Southern Investments LLC, Reidsville, NC 27320 |
Worker cutting wire off baled recyclable plastics was killed after being pulled into an auger. | |
| 7/28/2012 | Esteban Casimiro, Arcadia, CA 91006 |
Worker trimming trees was electrocuted after touching a powerline. | |
| 7/30/2012 | Illinois State University - Harris Physical Plant, Bloomington, IL 61709 |
University worker was found without a pulse after striking a telephone pole. Autopsy concluded worker died from natural causes. | |
| Catastrophies (Non-Fatalities) | |||
| 7/23/2012 | Pacific Coast Contracting Inc., Medford, OR 97501 |
Three workers were injured when the forestry van they were riding in was struck by a motor vehicle. | |