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Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

In partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics the Quality, Metrics and Statistics Division completes an annual census of all fatal occupational injuries (CFOI).  The data from this survey can be searched or viewed through the following links:

 

Click here for a list of Fatality and High Priority Incidents with Safety Orders Issued.

 

This page has been established to assist members of the media and other interested parties with inquiries regarding Fatality and High Priority Incidents investigated by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA). The following is not a complete list of all work-related fatalities in Indiana; however, those posted are within IOSHA jurisdiction. Information will be updated within two business days of IOSHA notification. Please find the Fatality and other High Priority Incidents organized by date and location of event below.

 

2012

Date City County Company Event
Oct 25 Lafayette Tippecanoe Marriott Towne Place Suites Employee was performing maintenance work in attic, slipped off rafter and fell.
Oct 13 Wolcottville LaGrange Lakeside Transport LLC Employee was doing maintaince work on semi, was pinned between bumper and floor
Oct 10 Bedford Lawrence General Motors, LLC Employee was hurt when scissor lift collapsed (Died 10/22/2012)
Oct 9 Whiteland Johnson Envirosweep Street sweeper truck driver overturned vehicle on interstate
Oct 4 Bedford Lawrence Duke Energy Employee was guide for aerial lift / co-worker noticed him slumped over
Oct 2 Orleans Orange Orange County REMC Employee was loading utility pole onto truck when it fell off lift crushing him
Oct 2 Michigan City LaPorte ITR Concession Company LLC Toll Road Employee was getting trimming equipment out of truck when hit by vehicle
Sep 24 Indianapolis Marion Indiana Women's Prison Employee was issued a pistol, then stepped outside and shot himself
Sep 18 Bainbridge Putnam INDOT Flagman in highway work zone was hit by car 
Aug 27 Indianapolis Marion Amerifence Inc. Employee was sweeping when he was found unresponsive (electrocution)
Aug 23 Avon Hendricks Gerber Hernandez Employee was framing at residential construction site and fell
Aug 15 Michigan City LaPorte Roadsafe Traffic Systems Employee was marking roadway when he was hit by semi
Aug 6 Henryville Clark Rowlett Tree Service Employee was cutting down a tree when high winds fell the tree he was cutting
Aug 2 Indianapolis Marion Henry Schein Inc. Employee was working on void fill line when co-worker noticed him on floor
Jul 30 Montgomery Daviess Hillcrest Supply Inc. Employee was standing on beam loading feeding truck when it pulled away and he fell
Jul 25 Garrett DeKalb Auburn Tree Service Employee was ejected from basket of boom lift while pulling log from a lake
Jul 23 Indianapolis Marion Green Thumb Landscaping Employee was crushed by loader bucket while loading tree limbs into dump truck
Jun 27 Goodland Newton Seven Hills Dairy LLC Employee was crushed by a loader bucket which came off while repairing gate
Jun 17 Nashville Brown Brown Co Guided Trl Rides LLC Employee was leading guided trail ride when she was hit by a falling tree
May 30 Crawfordsville Montgomery Lowe's Construction Employee was on top of a grain bin when he was knocked off by a crane cable
May 30 Bryant Jay HG Construction Employee was was standing next to skid loader when he fell and was run over
May 11 New Castle Henry Hoosier A1 Sanitary Sewer Svcs Employee was cut in carotid artery by high pressure water while reeling hose
May 9 Indianapolis Marion Milestone Contractors, LP Employee was walking in homeowner's yard when hit by motor vehicle
May 2 Indianapolis Marion E & B Paving Employee was was found caught in feeder belt of asphalt producing machinery
May 1 Lafayette Tippecanoe Commercial Trade Source Employee was installing cable above ceiling when he fell 5' to floor from ladder
Apr 30 Madison Jefferson Walsh Construction Employee was welding and was found pinned between lift and structural beam
Apr 26 New Palestine Hancock P.J. Ennis Lawn Care Employee was driving a tractor which overturned into a pond
Apr 16 Indianapolis Marion Walsh Construction Employee was pinned between a concrete wall and an excavator
Apr 11 Lafayette Tippecanoe Woody Enterprise Employee was crushed by a truck while working in pool pit
Mar 23 South Bend St. Joseph Kachur Tree Service Employee was struck in the head by a falling limb which was cut by another employee
Mar 14 Hope Bartholomew Hope Hardwoods, Inc. Employee was struck in the head by a falling tree branch
Feb 3 Bicknell Knox Scepter, Inc. Employee was pinned between the overhead hood and the boom/basket of the lift he was in
Jan 30 Gary Lake Gary Railway Employee was crushed between railcars by a train that was unable to stop in time
Jan 30 Elkhart Elkhart Manchester Tank Employee was pulling a welding cart when his hand slipped, causing him to fall backward, striking his head

 

2011

Date City County Company Event
 Nov 7 Evansville Vanderburgh Danco Construction Employee fell 6' from scissor lift-was driving to work area 
 Nov 2 Indianapolis Marion Indianapolis Logistics LLC Employee lost control of a battery-powered fork truck
 Nov 2 Lafayette Tippecanoe Ivy Tech Community College- Lafayette Instructor fell from tower during class
 Oct 25 Crawfordsville Montgomery Indus Crane Services Contractor run over by Gradeall machine at site
 Oct 7 Shipshewana LaGrange Airtite Insulation Employee fell into 5' pit where he inhaled insulation
 Oct 6 Indianapolis Marion Milestone Contractors Flagman in const zone hit by speeding vehicle
 Oct 5 Zionsville Boone Power Source Technician up in basket lift 22" high fell to floor below
 Sep 20 Indianapolis Marion Gedek Trailer Coroner's report indicates electrocution 
 Sep 9 Valparaiso Porter Walsh & Kelly Employee was putting air in front payloader tire which exploded
 Sep 5 unincorporated Randolph Co. Tiller Sanitation Employee was thrown from front of trash truck & run over
 Sep 1 Orland Steuben Miller Poultry Employee's head caught in pinch point while assisting with equipment repair
 Aug 17 Plymouth Marshall  Hundts Auto Salvage Employee was crushed by vehicle that slipped off forklift
 Aug 15 Terre Haute Vigo Vigo Co Parks & Rec Employee was trapped under overturned tractor in lake
 Aug 13 Indianapolis Marion IATSE Local #30 Employee was in lights at State Fair concert/rigging collapsed
 Aug 13 Indianapolis Marion ESG Security Security at State Fair concert when rigging collapsed
 Aug12 Terre Haute Vigo Nicholas Cable Comm Employee was found face down while digging trench 
 Aug 10 Tampico Jackson  Mark Morin Logging Employee was cutting tree & was hit by falling tree
 Aug 3 Middlebury Elkhart  Agricultural Equipment repair contractor Employee welding inside silo/Possible electrocution
 Jul 29 Gary Lake Bosselman Quick Tire Lube Repair Employee crushed by vehicle during repair
 Jul 27 Valparaiso Porter Wastewater Treatment Plant Employee reportedly died while repairing tank at facility.  Cause of death determined to be pulmonary arrest. No citations issued
 Jul 21 Columbus Bartholomew CE Systems Employee collapsed from the heat & died on way to hospital
 Jul 8 Martinsville Morgan Twigg Aerospace Employee electrocuted while performing maintenance work
 Jun 30 Indianapolis Marion Raylock Employee hit by Yard Horse while it was moving trailers in yard
 Jun 27 Franklin Johnson Carter Lumber Employee hit in head removing truss 6/20/2011. Heart attack on 6/26/2011
 Jun 23 Morristown Shelby Robert B. Marshall Inc Demolition worker died in building collapse
 Jun 17 New Albany Clark Ace Automotive Mechanic crushed when pickup truck rolled off lift
 Jun 16 Rensselaer Jasper INDOT Highway worker hit by dump truck backing up in construction zone
 Jun 15 Muncie Delaware Muncie Fire Dept Firefighter in burning building when roof collapsed
 Jun 9 Covington Fountain Milestone Contractors Construction worker painting lines when hit by vehicle
 May 19 Lafayette Tippecanoe Fairfield Manufacturing Was pinned between forklift and semi-trailer
 May 19 Fort Wayne Allen AccuGear Inc Hit in head while performing maintenance (Died May 25)
 May 17 Butler DeKalb Powerclean Industries Services Fall from roof to concrete floor while cleaning
 May 12 Claypool Kosciusko Veolia Environmental Services Collecting trash in 85-degree heat / was found dead
 Apr 26 Indianapolis Marion Indianapolis Fruit Employee appeared intoxicated/fall on stairs on way out
 Apr 19 Indianapolis Marion O'Neal Steel Employee working on loading dock when backed into by truck
 Apr 16 Rockport Spencer Enerfab Inc Employee jumped off platform and fell 150 ft onto pipe in trench
 Apr 13 Lafayette Tippecanoe ERI Inc (2 fatalities) Employees working on top of RF tower being constructed when platform became unstable & both employees fell 400 feet to ground below
 Apr 13 Decatur Adams Primco Inc Employee in const zone hit by semi that went thru barricades
 Apr 9 Gary Lake NA Logan Inc Employee w/asthma-allergies collapsed while painting-died at Hospital 
 Mar 23 Lafayette Tippecanoe Fairfield Manufacturing Employee found caught between equipment
 Mar 16 Indianapolis Marion Royal Food Products Driving forklift that fell thru floor to lower level
 Mar 8 New Castle Henry Crane 1 Services Was working on scissor lift when was hit by crane
 Mar 2 Tipton Tipton B.R. Schroeder & Sons Hit head while moving inventory-unresponsive at home
 Feb 14 South Bend Saint Joseph Steel Warehouse Was crushed between forklift & cargo truck
 Jan 24 Lafayette Tippecanoe Performance Contracting Trapped between basket/beam on aerial lift
 Jan 19 Terre Haute Vigo Kenworth of Indianapolis and T.H. Truck Ctr Employee was run over by vehicle

 

For workplace fatalities from previous years click here

(note: data only available since August, 2009)