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 March 17, 2012) | |||
FATALITIES | |||
Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
02/24/2012 | Worldwide Technologies GPA, Franklin, KY 42134 | Worker in a tool manufacturing facility broke his neck when he was pulled into a machine used to rotate and shape metals. | |
02/27/2012 | Gulf Equipment Corporation, Auburn, AL 36849 | Worker performing duties inside a highway construction zone was struck and killed by a passenger vehicle. | |
02/29/2012 | B&B Well Drilling, Laton, CA 93242 | Worker at an oil rig was killed when a 300-pound clamp that he tried to attach to a well drilling machine fell on him. | |
03/06/2012 | J.V. Industrial Companies Ltd., Memphis, TN 38109 | One worker was killed, two were burned, when a gas pipe they were working on exploded. | |
03/07/2012 | Neftail Lawn Care, Coral Gables, FL 33156 | Worker using an extended saw to cut down tree palms was electrocuted when the palm swayed and touched a power line. | |
03/09/2012 | Arsham Metal Industries Inc., Houston, TX 77041 | One worker was killed, two injured, when a stack of 1,400-pound metal casting molds fell on top of them while they were on break inside an aluminum and metals facility. | |
03/10/2012 | Survey Solutions Inc., St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 | Worker inside a roadway work zone was struck and killed by a vehicle. | |
03/11/2012 | Capital City Cab Service, Steelton, PA 17113 | Cab driver was shot and killed. | |
03/12/2012 | Children's Hospital & Health System, Milwaukee, WI 53226 | A housekeeping employee was found on the bathroom floor: possible heart attack. | |
03/12/2012 | Pace Residential LP, Houston, TX 77042 | Worker making repairs around a sky light at a residential facility died after falling 22 feet through the skylight. | |
03/12/2012 | Affiliated Machinery Inc., Pearland, TX 77581 | Worker using a forklift to move machinery died after becoming pinned between the forklift and the pallet rack. | |
03/13/2012 | Eberts Electric Inc., Amherst, NY 14226 | Worker replacing a device that limits the amount of current in an electrical circuit was electrocuted after touching a live electrical component. | |
03/13/2012 | Amerilam Supply Group, Knoxville, TN 37918 | Worker was struck and killed by a delivery truck while crossing the road to get to the company warehouse. | |
03/14/2012 | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Dakota City, NE 68731 | Worker repairing an adjustable lift platform inside a meat packing facility was crushed when the chain holding the platform broke. | |
03/14/2012 | Maury County Highway Dept., Columbia, TN 38401 | Worker on a highway construction site died after falling 40 feet from an aerial boom that broke from the aerial lift truck. | |
03/15/2012 | Kelley Bean Company Inc., Brush, CO 80723 | Worker was engulfed after standing on a pile of beans at a bean plant. | |
03/15/2012 | Berkeley Forge & Tool Inc., Berkeley, CA 94710 | Worker at a tool manufacturing facility was killed when a piece from a pneumatic grinder he was welding struck his head. | |
CATASTROPHES None Reported |