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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 excludes 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 Dec 18, 2009) | |||
| FATALITIES | |||
| Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
| 11/25/2009 | Arlington County Department of Environmental Services, Arlington, VA |
Worker was electrocuted after contracting an overhead high-voltage line with a portable light tower while working at a water main repair site. | |
| 12/8/2009 | 7-UP Re Bottling Company, Redlands, CA 92373 |
Worker was found on floor unconscious, no witness. (Inspection planned) | |
| 12/8/2009 | Manning Masonry Inc., Williamston, NC 27892 |
Worker was laying paper and plastic on finished floor and stepped into a hole, falling onto the concrete floor below. | |
| 12/9/2009 | Northumberland Town Highway Dept., Gansvoort, NY 12831 |
Worker was performing highway snow plowing duties and was involved in a collision with a train at the crossing. | |
| 12/9/2009 | Robert Lee Williams, Batesville, MS 38606 |
Worker was installing decorative lights on a 10-12 foot tree, touched an overhead electrical line and was electrocuted. | |
| 12/10/2009 | Bernard R. Huff Inc., Chesterfield, VA |
Worker was struck by a backhoe during land clearing operations. | |
| 12/10/2009 | Sand Hill Construction, LLC, Hudson Falls, NY 12839 |
Worker fell from a pump jack scaffold. | |
| 12/12/2009 | Fidalgo Construction LLC, Anacortes, WA 98221 |
The worker was lowering a residence to meet with the shortened foundation wall. The worker was trapped and crushed between a support beam and a small section of beam stock when the structure collapsed unexpectedly. | |
| 12/12/2009 | Tom's Creative Landscaping, Inc., Sugar Grove, IL 60554 |
Worker was cleaning a dump truck. Worker stuck his arm into salting auger and was sucked in. | |
| 12/13/2009 | RES Investments, Williston, ND 58801 |
Worker was thawing two 3-inch valves with a propane torch on a tank trailer that exploded. | |
| 12/14/2009 | Demand Communications, Inc., Montour Falls, NY 14865 |
Communication tower collapsed, killing worker. | |
| 12/14/2009 | J & J Farms, Memphis, TX 79245 |
Worker was found in the receiving basket of a cotton stripper. | |
| 12/14/2009 | VN Printing, Houston, TX 77002 |
Worker was struck by a 1,500-lb load. | |
| 12/15/2009 | Gallagher's Landscaping, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 |
Worker was trimming a lower branch on a tree. An upper branch worked loose and fell on him, striking his head. | |
| 12/16/2009 | Casto Resources, Sissonville, WV |
Worker was performing timber felling operations and was struck by a tree. | |
| 12/16/2009 | Mission Open Air Market, San Antonio, TX 78221 |
Worker was walking to the flea market's concession and was struck by a vehicle. | |
| 12/18/2009 | Cyr Construction Company, Presque Isle, ME 04769 |
Worker was walking and working on the second level floor. Worker was moving equipment and fell 11 feet and was struck by an electrical panel that he was moving. | |
| 12/19/2009 | Coating Management Services, LLC, Denver, CO 80249 |
Worker fell into a 4-ft by 8-ft hole leading to a 20-ft depth reservoir and drowned. | |
| CATASTROPHES - MULTIPLE WORKERS HOSPITALIZED (None Reported) | |||