Summary of Workplace Fatalities, 2011
Use the information in this table to build hazard awareness and prevent risk for similar occurrences in your workplace.
This table shares preliminary details about many of the fatalities reported to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the WA State Department of Labor & Industries (DOSH). When further details are available, entries may be updated in the annual summary.
This is not a complete list and is not meant for data or research purposes. Fatalities associated with natural causes or suicides are not listed.
| Workplace Fatalities in Washington State 2011 | ||
| Event Date | Description of the Event | Industry |
| December 13, 2011 | A worker was found dead on a conveyor belt that was still running. | Sawmills |
| November 13, 2011 | The driver of semi-tractor/trailer crossed the centerline striking another tractor/trailer head-on and was killed. | General Freight Trucking Local |
| November 9, 2011 | The driver of a tanker truck died when the vehicle left the roadway striking a jersey barrier, flipped over, crushing the cab. | Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers |
| November 7, 2011 | A worker apparently slipped and struck their head on a wet slippery kitchen floor. | Unknown at this time |
| November 1, 2011 | While repairing roof that had areas of dry rot, a worker fell through hole in roof to concrete floor 30 feet below. | New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) |
| November 1, 2011 | An employee fell from a height of at least 10 feet from either forklift or scaffolding and died during surgery. | Plastics, Foil, and Coated Paper Bag Manufacturing |
| October 22, 2011 | An employee of a self storage unit was stabbed and killed while performing his usuall work duties. | Lessor of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units |
| October 14, 2011 | A worker died in a motor vehicle accident in Oregon. | Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications |
| October 13, 2011 | A worker was killed in a glider crash while filming a commercial. | Unknown at this time |
| September 28, 2011 | A worker who was hanging sheetrock, was stung by a bee and died. | Construction |
| September 21, 2011 | A pilot car driver was killed when struck by a truck. | Other Support Activities for Road Transportation |
| September 19, 2011 | A worker died when he came into contact with a high voltage line while pressure washing the exterior of a 30-35 foot high silo. | Landscape Services |
| September 15, 2011 | A worker died in a 10 car motor vehicle accident. | Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers |
| August 20, 2011 | A worker died in a motor vehicle accident. | Specialized Freight Trucking |
| September 15, 2011 | A worker died from a puncture wound to the neck while moving demolition debris. | Demolition, Building and Structure |
| September 12, 2011 | A worker was struck and killed while delivering sandwiches on his bicycle. | Limited Service Restaurants |
| September 7, 2011 | While a worker was loading a truck with logs another worker installing pins on the bunk was struck by the logs. | General Freight Trucking |
| September 6, 2011 | A worker was electrocuted during a residential tree removal operation when their gas powered pole saw came into contact with a 7200 volt primary line . | Landscape Services |
| August 19, 2011 | A freight truck driver was killed in a motor vehicle accident. | General Freight Trucking |
| August 18, 2011 | A worker was surveying fish and was found unconscious face down in the water. | Logging |
| August 14, 2011 | A worker drowned in rough river water while collecting inner tubes. | All other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
| August 12, 2011 | A worker was stung by wasps or hornets and died due to venomization. | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers |
| August 5, 2011 | A worker was run over by a truck. | Electrical Contractor |
| July 28, 2011 | A worker was found bleeding from the head and nonresponsive after pursuing a shoplifter at the time of the incident. He died two days later at the hospital. | Pharmacies and Drug Stores |
| July 28, 2011 | A worker was making repairs to a travel trailer when he was electrocuted from an ungrounded electrical panel. | Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming |
| July 25, 2011 | A helicoper being used to blow off water on fruit trees, hit some power lines and crashed killing the pilot. | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation |
| July 9, 2011 | A worker was working on a road grinding asphalt and was backed over by a dump truck. | Asphalt Paving. (i.e., Highway, Road, Street,). |
| June 10, 2011 | A worker passed away after having surgery on a broken finger. | Other Support Activities for Air Transportation |
| June 6, 2011 | A worker was caught and crushed between a protruding door on the shovel and a stump. | Logging |
| June 6, 2011 | A worker was involved in a head on collision while returning to work. | Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools |
| June 5, 2011 | A worker was driving a skidder at night on a logging road when the skidder came to close to the edge of road and fell 70 feet off a steep drop. | General Freight Trucking |
| June 4, 2011 | A worker fell down stairs at work and died later at the hospital. | Other General Government Support |
| May 31, 2011 | A worker fell from the rear standing platform of a moving garbage truck after it had gone around corner. | Solid Waste Collection |
| April 29, 2011 | A worker was run over by a truck/trailer in the process of backing up. | |
| April 7, 2011 | A worker was struck by a bale of plastic fiber while attempting to clear a jam from a "ram baler". | |
| March 23, 2011 | A worker died when the work shuttle van was broadsided by a train. | School and Employee Bus Transportation |
| March 13, 2011 | A worker died in a motor vehicle accident. | Home Health Care Services |
| March 3, 2011 | A worker died from complications the day after a work-related shoulder surgery. | Police |
| March 2, 2011 | A worker fell from a stairway and hit the concrete landing at bottom of stairs. | Construction |
| March 1, 2011 | A bulk propane delivery driver was found crushed by one of the truck's tires. | Civil and Social Organizations |
| February 19, 2011 | A worker was caught between two tractor trailers as one was pulling out of a designated parking area. | General Freight Trucking |
| February 15, 2011 | While attempting to re-enter company vehicle after making a delivery, a worker stepped into traffic and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. | General Freight Trucking |
| February 14, 2011 | A worker was trapped under the mower head while attempting to remove a piece of brush caught in the mower while cutting brush. | Administration of Conservation Programs |
| January 29, 2011 | A worker was found dead after being assaulted at work. | Correctional Institutions |
| January 16, 2011 | A cottonwood tree fell and struck a company truck, splitting the tree which then hit a worker who was setting up cones in the road. | Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs |
| January 15, 2011 | A worker was struck in the chest by a falling chunk of tree during a tree cutting operation. | Landscape Services |
| January 5, 2011 | A worker fell approximately 50 feet to a concrete patio during a tree cutting operation after his harness/safety line came free from the crane hook he was attached to. | Landscape Services |
| January 4, 2011 | A worker was struck-by a bail of used clothing weighing between 600 and 900 hundred pounds. | Wholesale Trade |
