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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 December 3, 2011) | |||
FATALITIES | |||
Date of Incident | Company and Location | Preliminary Description of Incident | |
11/18/2011 | Lankford Protective Services, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 | Worker died when he slipped down the stairs and struck his head. | |
11/21/2011 | New River Tree Company, Inc., West Jefferson, NC 28694 | Worker died when he fell 10 feet from a trailer while unloading trees. | |
11/21/2011 | Experience Works Inc., New Port Richey, FL 34668 | Worker died after slipping and falling on a wet floor. | |
11/23/2011 | DBI Services, LLC., Ft. Myers, FL 33905 | Road maintenance worker was killed when he was hit by a car. | |
11/23/2011 | Parnell & Son Drywall Inc., Raleigh, NC 27614 | Worker making repairs in a church attic without using fall protection, died when he fell through the ceiling to the concrete floor. | |
11/26/2011 | United States Department of Agriculture, South Fallsburg, NY 12779 | Federal safety inspector died of respiratory system complications. | |
11/26/2011 | 81 Saxon Avenue Corp., Bay Shore, NY 11706 | Laundry services worker was crushed by a conveyor shuttle. | |
11/28/2011 | D & J Construction Co., W. Monroe, LA 71292 | Worker operating an excavator in a sand pit was killed when the machine became engulfed in wet sand. | |
11/28/2011 | Vivid Image, Inc., Theresa, WI 53091 | Worker died after being exposed to a chemical following a chemical spill. | |
11/28/2011 | Joe's Towing and Recovery Service, Commerce City, CO 80022 | Worker unloading a semi-truck was crushed by a tow truck. | |
11/28/2011
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LNB Farms, LLC., Homestead, FL 33030 | Worker was electrocuted after bobcat carrying trees touched an overhead power lines. | |
11/29/2011 | Jones County Cotton Gin, Inc, Trenton, NC 28585 | Worker was killed after four bales of cotton, each weighing 500 pounds, fell on top of him. | |
11/29/2011 | Sigma Services, Inc., Plant City, FL 33596 | Worker repairing company's front gate was found unresponsive inside utility vehicle. | |
11/30/2011 | Nichols Farms, Hanford, CA 93230 | Worker was struck and killed by the seal from an over-pressurized diesel fuel tank. | |
11/30/2011 | Inoxum, Calvert, AL 36513 | Worker operating an overhead crane connected to a roll of steel was crushed between falling and stationary rolls of steel placed in the layout area. | |
12/1/2011 | Leonardo Logging, Eureka, CA 95540 | Worker was struck and killed by a log that bounced off a stump. | |
12/1/2011 | Blacha Trucking & Service, Inc., Alsip, IL 60453 | Worker adjusting supports holding up a trailer was killed when his head and torso were caught between two side-by-side trailers. | |
12/1/2011 | Albany Steel Inc., Menands, NY 12201 | Worker died after falling 18 feet from a ladder. | |
12/1/2011
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Bevis Construction, Inc., Sebring, FL 33875 | Worker died when he fell from a pallet elevated by a forklift. | |
CATASTROPHES (None Reported) |