Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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Recent · Latest 50 fatal workplace incidents

The most recent workplace fatalities investigated by federal OSHA

From OSHA's FAT/CAT accident-investigation archive. Each incident here involved at least one death, with the victims, the employer, and the originating inspection.

50 most recent fatalities

Mar 28, 2025 3 fatal

Premier Fence, LLC

West Springfield, MA

Three employees struck by vehicle

EventGuardrail, Maintenance, Struck By, Vehicle Victims3 NAICS238990

Mar 11, 2025 1 fatal

Montana Railroad Services, INC.

Joliet, MT

Skid steer rollover into water fatally injures employee

EventDrowning, Roll-Over, Skid Steer loader Victims1 NAICS332111

Mar 11, 2025 1 fatal

Rollins Ranches, LLC

Rydal, GA

Skid steer basket with employee falls to ground causing fata

EventBasket, Fall From Elevation, Skid Steer loader, Tree Trimming Victims1 NAICS112111

Mar 10, 2025 1 fatal

Jocar Asphalt LLC

Lawrence, NY

Front loader fatally strikes worker

EventBlunt force trauma, Front End Loader, Loader Bucket, Pedestrian, Torso Victims1 NAICS324121

Mar 9, 2025 1 fatal

M.A. Mortenson Company

Wynne, AR

Employee fell through an unguarded ladder hole opening on a

EventCatwalk, Crawler Crane, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Maintenance, Platform, Unguarded Victims1 NAICS237990

Mar 8, 2025 1 fatal

Dollar Tree Stores, INC.

Maud, TX

Gunshot fatally injures employee

EventCustomer, Gunshot, Head, Retail Store, Workplace Violence Victims1 NAICS453998

Mar 7, 2025 1 fatal

Reel Construction LLC

Gilmer, TX

Employee is fatally injured in road roller roll-over inciden

EventConstruction, Fracture, Highway, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, ROPS, Rib, Roll-Over, Roller--Const Equip, Seat Belt Victims1 NAICS237310

Mar 6, 2025 1 fatal

Pulau Corporation

Fort Cavazos, TX

Falling range target asphyxiates employee

EventAsphyxiated, Drill, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Sensor Victims1 NAICS811219

Mar 5, 2025 1 fatal

Gregorio Zuniga

Hempstead, TX

Employee fell through an attic door opening causing fatal in

EventFall From Elevation, Floor Opening, Fracture, Residential Construction, Spine, Traumatic Brain Injury Victims1 NAICS238130

Mar 4, 2025 1 fatal

Zenemil Consulting INC.

Miami, FL

Employee is fatally injured when struck by drill press arm

EventDrill Press, Eye, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Manufacturing, Struck By Victims1 NAICS332420

Mar 4, 2025 1 fatal

America PRO Builders INC

Fall River, MA

Employee electrocuted removing gutter

EventConstruction, Electrocuted, Energized, Gutter, Installing, KV (Kilovolts), Power Lines, Pump Jack Scaffold Victims1 NAICS238170

Mar 3, 2025 1 fatal

BCG Glass Industry INC.

Flushing, NY

Employee is fatally injured in fall from balcony

EventBalcony, Construction, Fall From Elevation, Head, Metal Siding, Panel Victims1 NAICS238390

Feb 28, 2025 1 fatal

Rapid Human Resources LLC.

Los Angeles, CA

Employee is fatally injured in shooting incident

EventGunfire, Gunshot, Shot, Workplace Violence Victims1 NAICS561311

Feb 28, 2025 1 fatal

Sunshine International Corp.

Houston, TX

Employee sustains head injury when struck by forklift, later

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Coma, Forklift, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unloading Victims1 NAICS423390

Feb 28, 2025 1 fatal

RV World, LLC

Wichita, KS

Employee is fatally injured in fall from RV roof

EventBleeding, Ear, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS721211

Feb 28, 2025 2 fatal

Quality 1ST Basement Systems, INC.

Catonsville, MD

Two employees are fatally injured when struck by falling fie

EventArm, Building, Building Collapse, Cementing, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Digging, Engineering Controls, Falling Object, Fracture, Hand Tool, Head, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Trench Box, Unsafe Position, Unstable Surface, Wall Victims2 NAICS238990

Feb 28, 2025 1 fatal

DEN Enterprises Inc/8th & Towne Assoc

Los Angeles, CA

Employee is fatally injured in fall through roof skylight

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Opening, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Skylight, Training, Walking Surface, Warehouse, Work Surface Victims1 NAICS493110

Feb 27, 2025 1 fatal

76612 - Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC

York, SC

Employee is fatally injured when struck by load from reach t

EventStruck Against, Struck By, Truck, Unstable Load Victims1 NAICS336340

Feb 27, 2025 1 fatal

Cia-Custom Interior Associates, INC.

Seminole, FL

Employee dies from aneurysm while weaving shingles on roof

EventAneurism, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Drug Overdose, Medical Condition, Medical History, Nerve damage, Poisoning, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Shortness of breath, Underlying Medical Condition Victims1 NAICS238160

Feb 26, 2025 1 fatal

Tiger Well Service INC

Starks, LA

Employee is fatally injured when struck by falling Blowout P

EventCrushed, Fall, Falling Object, Forklift, Rigging, Struck Against, Struck By Victims1 NAICS213112

Feb 25, 2025 1 fatal

Inter-Layer Corporation, INC.

Chicago, IL

One employee is fatally injured, another employee suffers sh

EventAerial Lift, Aerial Truck, Basket, Boom, Boom Truck, Carpenter, Clearance, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Frame, Framing, High Blood Pressure, High Voltage, Inexperience, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Line Clearance, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Psych Illness, Residential Construction, Shock, Truck Boom, Unsafe Position, Wrong Equipment Victims2 NAICS238130

Feb 25, 2025 1 fatal

Alstom Transportation USA INC.

Newark, NJ

Employee is electrocuted while replacing fuses on electrical

EventContact, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Fuse, Lockout/Tagout, Panel, Tagout Victims1 NAICS485111

Feb 25, 2025 1 fatal

Lone Star Equipment Services LLC

Garfield, GA

Employee is fatally injured during tree removal operation

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Falling Object, Struck Against, Struck By, Tree, Tree Branch, Tree Care, Tree Pruner, Tree Shear, Tree Trimming Victims1 NAICS561730

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Ozark Organics LP

Buffalo, MO

Employee is fatally injured in grain bin auger incident

EventAuger, Auger Mechanism, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Grain, Grain Bin Victims1 NAICS311119

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Vides Builders INC.

Buffalo, MO

Employee is fatally injured when caught in auger while insid

EventAuger, Auger Mechanism, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Grain, Grain Bin Victims1 NAICS424510

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Cargill Meat Solutions

Dodge City, KS

Employee dies from natural causes after found unresponsive

EventCardiac Arrest, Natural Causes, Natural Causes, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS311611

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Lassonde Pappas and Company INC.

Bridgeton, NJ

Employee dies from natural causes after losing consciousness

EventHeart, Heart Attack, Material Handling, Natural Causes, Pallet, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS311421

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Textron Aviation INC

Wichita, KS

Employee wearing supplied air respirator is asphyxiated whil

EventFire, Fire Brigade/Department, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Respirator, Spray Booth, Spray Painting, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS336411

Feb 24, 2025 1 fatal

Courtcon, INC.

Bar Harbor, ME

Employee is fatally injured, canopy being demolished falls

EventAbdomen, Asphyxiated, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Building Collapse, Chest, Commercial Building, Competent Person, Construction, Crushed, Demolish, Demolition, Engineer, Falling Object, Head, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Torso, Unsafe Position Victims1 NAICS236220

Feb 23, 2025 1 fatal

Dodson'S Complete Tree Service

Midlothian, VA

Employee is fatally injured while topping tree

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Clearance, Climber, Climbing, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Ground, Hazard Assessment, Head, Inspection, Laborer, Lanyard, Lifeline, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Struck Against, Struck By, Training, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber, Tree Climbing System, Tree Failure, Tree Felling, Tree Section, Tree Trimming, Unsafe Position, Vegetation, Work Surface Victims1 NAICS561730

Feb 23, 2025 1 fatal

Bludworth Marine, LLC

Sabine Pass, TX

Employee is fatally injured after aerial lift falls into bod

EventAerial Lift, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Rigging, Water Victims1 NAICS336611

Feb 23, 2025 1 fatal

L & M Roof Removal, INC.

Jurupa Valley, CA

Employee is fatally injured when caught between container, b

EventAttachment Hook, Building, Cable, Caught Between, Cleaning, Clearing, Commercial Building, Communication, Container, Containerized Cargo, Contusion, Crushed, Debris, Dislocated, Driver, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Miscommunication, Motor Vehicle, Noise, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Removal, Removing, Roofer, Roofing, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Unsecured, Warehouse, Waste Disposal Victims1 NAICS238160

Feb 22, 2025 1 fatal

Casa Furniture

Los Lunas, NM

Employee is fatally injured while spotting delivery truck dr

EventBacking Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Box truck, Caught Between, Crushed, Delivery Work, Guide, Lost Control, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Person, Sales, Sales Representative, Spotter, Spotting, Struck Against, Struck By, Truck, Truck Driver, Unsafe Position, Vehicle In Gear Victims1 NAICS442110

Feb 22, 2025 1 fatal

Henry Tree Surgery, Incorporated

Pineville, LA

Employee is fatally struck by falling tree while working fro

EventFall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Struck Against, Struck By Victims1 NAICS561730

Feb 22, 2025 1 fatal

Chart Energy and Chemicals of Iberia

New Iberia, LA

Employee is fatally injured while on ladder securing bolts o

EventAsphyxiated, Crushed, Floor, Handrail, Installing, Ladder, Struck Against, Struck By Victims1 NAICS339999

Feb 22, 2025 1 fatal

Semper FI Industrial Coatings

Shreveport, LA

Employee is fatally injured in sandblast tank explosion

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Explosion, Fall, Ground, Hose, Ladder, Sandblasting, Tank, Thrown, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS325510

Feb 22, 2025 2 fatal

Wind Composite Services Group, LLC

Winside, NE

Two employees are fatally injured in suspended scaffold fall

EventBroken Cable, Cable, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Rigging, Scaffold Victims2 NAICS333318

Feb 21, 2025 1 fatal

OLD World Granite and Stone LLC

Pilot Point, TX

One employee is fatally injured and another employee is inju

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Slab, Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Pallet, Pinned, Unloading Victims2 NAICS327991

Feb 21, 2025 1 fatal

WMT Construction Corp.

Lakewood, NJ

Employee is fatally injured while leveling vertical mullion

EventAnchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Hand Tool, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Unsecured, Work Surface Victims1 NAICS236220

Feb 20, 2025 1 fatal

JC Cabrera Construction LLC

Stockbridge, GA

Employee is fatally injured while digging trench to find foo

EventAsphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Digging, Engineering Controls, Engulfed, Excavation, Falling Object, Foot, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Mason, Shovel, Soil, Trapped, Trench, Trench Box, Trench Digger, Unresponsive, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface Victims1 NAICS238140

Feb 20, 2025 1 fatal

317739567 - Coast to Cascade Logging LLC

Cascadia, OR

Employee is fatally injured by rolling debris

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Debris, Rolling, Struck Against, Struck By, Wood Victims1 NAICS113310

Feb 20, 2025 1 fatal

Sublime Intertrade

Carson, CA

Employee is fatally injured while loading vehicles inside sh

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Container, Crushed, Falling Object, Loading, Vehicle Victims1 NAICS423110

Feb 20, 2025 1 fatal

Seminole Masonry, LLC

Sanford, FL

Employee is fatally injured by falling steel door

EventCrushed, Door, Falling Object, Jack, Knife, Steel, Struck Against, Struck By, Trapped, Wheel Victims1 NAICS327390

Feb 19, 2025 1 fatal

158338 - Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

Henderson, NC

Employee is fatally injured while operating reach truck

EventAerial Truck, Boom Truck, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Head, Material Handling, Pallet Victims1 NAICS493120

Feb 19, 2025 1 fatal

Garcia Custom Fabrication, LLC

Houston, TX

Employee is fatally injured in fall from metal structure

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Metal, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS332312

Feb 19, 2025 1 fatal

LKQ Pick Your Part Southeast, LLC

Davie, FL

Employee is fatally injured after being struck by front-end

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Crushed, Front End Loader, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS423140

Feb 18, 2025 1 fatal

Fillmore-Piru Citrus

Piru, CA

Employee dies after sudden collapse while working

EventMedical Condition, Natural Causes, Natural Causes, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive Victims1 NAICS115114

Feb 18, 2025 1 fatal

Everdean Construction LLC

Naples, FL

Employee is fatally injured when installing insulation on ro

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Pavement, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Insulation, Pavement, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Walking Surface, Work Surface Victims1 NAICS238160

Feb 18, 2025 1 fatal

76596 - SC Department of Transportation

Saint George, SC

Employee is fatally injured while putting out signs along hi

EventBack, Construction, Construction vehicle, Driver, Flying Object, Head, Highway, Highway Shoulder, Highway work zone, Motor Vehicle, Road, Semi Tractor Trailer, Struck Against, Struck By, Surveyor, Tire, Tractor Trailer, Tractor--Truck, Trailer Truck, Transportation, Truck, Truck Driver, Unresponsive, Wheel Victims1 NAICS237310

Feb 18, 2025 1 fatal

Cheoah Construction Company INC.

Clayton, GA

Employee sustains fatal injuries when struck by falling tree

EventBlunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Highway, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Road, Site Clearing, Site Preparation, Struck By, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Felling, Tripped, Unsafe Position, Work Surface Victims1 NAICS238910