FATALITIES - USW 10-1

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Weekly Summary (Federal and State data tabulated week ending October 15,
2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident Company and Location Preliminary Description of Incident
9/15/2011 LVI Environmental Services, Seattle,
WA, 98121
9/19/2011 Furrer Construction Inc., Woodland,
WA, 98674
9/26/2011 Kenai Drilling Limited, Ventura, CA,
93001
Worker removing debris with skid loader died when
punctured in the neck by protruding rebar.
Worker pressure washing exterior of silo was electrocuted
after contacting a high voltage line.
Worker was crushed by a piece of drill equipment while
working in oilfields.
9/29/2011 Greenes, Inc., Draper, UT, 84020 Worker hit and killed by dump truck while removing
temporary traffic control barrels.
10/04/2011 Novelis Corporation, Oswego, NY,
13126-0028
10/04/2011 Gregory Dodge (DBA), Munnsville,
NY, 13409
10/05/2011 Wayne Farms, LLC., Decatur, AL,
35602
10/06/2011 IRBY Construction Company,
Sandersville, GA, 31082
10/06/2011 Dean A. Bowman, Construction, Inc.,
Troy, OH, 45373
10/06/2011 Kelley Trucking, Inc., Bailey, CO,.
80421
10/07/2011 Soil & Material Testing, Inc.,
Williamstown, MA, 01267
Worker was connecting hoses inside a machine and was
crushed between the machine's support block and
bulkhead.
Worker died from head injuries after falling from a roof.
Worker was crossing a road on company property and
was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Worker assisting on a power transmission line was
electrocuted when he touched a loose cable.
Worker performing indoor construction died when he fell
nearly 20 feet from the second floor to the basement.
Worker was struck and killed by a rock while at a
construction site.
Worker was crushed under the front and rear tires of a
powered industrial vehicle.
10/07/2011 Airtite Insulation, Goshen, IN, 46528 Worker suffocated after falling into a pit of insulation.
10/07/2011 Jeff Rotella Transport Corp.,
Manheim, PA, 17545
10/7/2011 B & B Contracting, Inc., Paintsville,
KY, 41240
10/08/2011 Mondi USA, Inc., Romeoville, IL,
60446
10/10/2011 Roger Kreps Drywall & Plaster,
Lisbon, OH, 44432
10/10/2011 Woodhaven Industries, Sugar Land,
TX, 77498
Worker disconnecting an airline underneath a truck was
asphyxiated when his head was caught between the
spare tire and a bracket.
Worker traveling to another work location fell out of back
of truck and struck head on ground.
Worker lubricating a chain on an automation conveyor
died after falling 9 feet from an I-beam to the concrete
floor.
Worker died after falling 14 feet from a roof onto the
concrete floor.
Worker died of a possible heart attack after collapsing
while unloading his work truck.
10/10/2011 Gulf Island, LLC., Houma, LA, 70361 Worker was killed when a load of metal plates he was
moving fell on top of him.
10/10/2011 Unnerstall Contracting Co., St. Louis,
MO, 63146
Worker was found unconscious in a manhole.
10/12/2011 L & D Sign, Centreville, MN, 55038 Worker repairing commercial sign was electrocuted after
touching live electrical parts.

10/12/2011 Granite Rock Concrete, La Honda,
CA, 94020
10/12/2011 Centimark Corporation, Lima, OH,
45804
10/12/2011 Community Recycling and Resource
Recovery, Lamont, CA, 93241
Worker was killed when the loaded concrete mixer truck
he was driving rolled over.
Worker was performing roofing work on a melt shop and
was fatally injured.
Worker died after being overcome by toxic fumes while
cleaning the inside of a drain pipe.
10/13/2011 General Mills, Inc., Lodi, CA, 95242 Worker attempting to stop a moving railcar was crushed
between railcar and dock.
10/13/2011 Egan Company, Burnsville, MN,
55337
One worker killed and one injured after being struck by a
vehicle that entered a construction zone after going off
road.
10/13/2011 PG & E, Bolden, CA, 95915 Two workers died after their work truck sank 25 feet in a
reservoir.
10/14/2011 Visions Telecommunications, Pinch,
WV, 25156
CATASTROPHES - None Reported
Worker installing cable between utility poles was
electrocuted.