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This page provides data on work-related fatalities that occurred under Federal OSHA and State Plan jurisdiction for cases that have been closed or citations issued on or after January 1, 2017.

Employers must report worker fatalities to OSHA within eight hours. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities in all covered workplaces. The agency has up to six months to complete an investigation and determine whether citations will be issued.

The table below can be modified or searched by inserting additional information in the boxes above each column.

COVID-19-related fatalities are provided in the "COVID-19" tab below, and are not included in the CY 2017-24 list.

Reports of fatalities for CY17-25.

The information is not comprehensive and is updated as data becomes available. Fatality summaries are listed in descending order from newest to oldest.

Date of Incident
City
Select State
Hazard Description
Inspection Number
Federal or State Plan
Citation Issued Related to Fatality
02/11/2025 Edgartown MA Jose Crespo (32) died in fall from ladder. 1803575 Federal No
02/05/2025 Goshen IN Milos Jovanovic (36) fatally struck by falling forklift load. 1802815 State No
01/20/2025 Highland UT Harold Trowbridge (65) fatally crushed under vehicle. 1798882 State No
01/15/2025 Provo UT David Young (62) fatally crushed between rolling truck and residential structure. 1798066 State No
01/10/2025 Wallingford CT Tommy Orris (33) fatally crushed between tractor and trailer. 1797154 Federal No
12/31/2024 Norwalk CT Cesar Panimboza-Quilligana (44) died in fall from ladder. 1795691 Federal Yes
12/17/2024 Naples UT Kyle Mathieson (28) died in fall when boom lift failed. 1795022 State No
12/13/2024 Columbus OH Mohammad Hamayel (38) fatally crushed by falling forklift load. 1793654 Federal Yes
12/10/2024 Atwater OH Emilio Misael Vasquez (41) died in fall from roof. 1792540 Federal Yes
12/08/2024 Creston IA John Novy (60) electrocuted when auger contacted power line. 1792686 State Yes
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