Work Related Fatality Investigation Archive

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA)

The following lists contain links to brief narratives for each work-related fatality investigated by TOSHA. They are listed in chronological order by date of occurrence.

For additional information such as employer name, address, scope of inspection, union affiliation, number of employees, NAICS code, amendments to citations, etc. go to the following link and search the inspection number(s).

https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/InspectionNr.html

Work-Related Fatality Investigations 2024
Number  Description Inspection Number
1 Fall through skylight 1721951
2 Struck by forklift 1726215
3 Caught in forklift 1736779
4 Struck by tree 1739406
5 Slip on wet floor 1745860
6 Struck by bus 1748341
7 Fall from vehicle 1748083
8 Struck by alloy chain sling 1749105
Work-Related Fatality Investigations 2023
Number Description Inspection Number
1 Fall through skylight 1641715
2 Struck by wood panel 1648501
3 Struck by chipper truck 1656945
4 Crushed by elevator mechanism 1657666
5 Struck by garbage truck 1660587
6 Overturned vehicle 1665536
7 Struck by saw blades 1667775
8 Fall through skylight 1668035
9 Thrown from motorcycle 1668457
10 Struck by dumpster 1668340
11 Crushed by landscaping blocks 1670069
12 Crushed inside concrete manhole 1671601
13 Struck by bumper jack hook 1672738
14 Workplace violence 1674337
15 Fall through skylight 1675158
16 Smoke inhalation 1676429
17 Thrown from bucket 1676283
18 Fall from roof 1677565
19 Fall from tobacco barrels 1679535
20 Crushed between parts of ride 1681434
21 Crushed by cave-in 1682055
22 Mower rollover 1686168
23 Stung by wasp 1682697
24 Stung by hornets 1683499
25 Struck by building collapse 1687413
26 Struck by forklift 1684364
27 CO exposure 1688101
28 UTV rollover 1692768
29 Heat exhaustion 1694161
30 Heat exhaustion 1694606
31 Fall from ladder 1696251
32 Crushed by wood pack 1696239
33 Fall from balcony 1696801
34 Mower rollover 1698362
35 Fall from roof 1700418
36 Overturned compactor 1701031
37 Fall from roof deck 1703349
38 Workplace violence 1707386
39 COVID-19 1707309
40 Struck by dolly 1713378
41 Struck by tree 1716116
42 Embolism 1717461
43 Fall from roof 1716690
44 Fall from rafters 1718518
45 Slip-trip-fall 1733319
Work Related Fatality Investigations 2022
Number Description Inspection Number
1 Fire-Burn 1567369
2 Slip/Trip/Fall 1572028
3 Fall from roof 1579645
4 Slip/Trip/Fall 1577011
5 Fall from order picker 1575504
6 Struck By Vehicle 1579373
7 Struck by Vehicle 1576344
8 Slip/Trip/Fall 1579387
9 Overturned Vehicle 1579237
10 Crushed by arm of loader 1580400
11 Struck By Bulldozer 1581821
12 Overturned Vehicle 1586861
13 Struck By Loader 1590123
14 Slip/Trip/Fall 1591564
15 Fall from roof 1594745
16 Struck by concrete forms 1602868
17 Fall from equipment 1604846
18 Electrocution 1606779
19 Electrocution 1638921
20 Overturned Equipment 1610411
21 Electrocution 1615803
22 Workplace Violence 1618374
23 Struck By forklift 1622152
24 Fall 1622756
25 Fall from scaffold 1625611
26 Struck By Vehicle 1626203
27 Struck By Bulldozer 1625931
28 Fall from ladder 1629501
29 Fall from ladder 1630453
30 Workplace Violence 1637058
32 Electrocution 1641355
33 Fall from concrete platform 169005
34 Struck By Trailer 1640565
Work Related Fatality Investigations 2021
Count* Description Inspection Number    
1 Covid-19 1508853    
2 Struck by tree limb
1511077    
3 Covid-19 1511886    
4 Covid-19 1512253    
5 Struck by 1513692    
6 Covid-19 1513771    
7 Covid-19 1514812    
8 Fall through roof 1516301    
9 Struck by 1518649    
10 Crushed by
1520198    
11 Struck by vehicle 1521184    
12 Electrocution 1521923    
13 Fall from scaffold 1522606    
14 Struck by 1525401    
15 Fall from ladder 1525984    
16 Struck by 1527789    
17 Fall 1530439    
18 Covid-19 1532595    
19 Covid-19 1535328    
20 Inhalation 1537464    
21 Fall 1537769    
22 Fall 1540822    
23 Covid-19 1543068    
24 Covid-19 1544443    
25 Covid-19 1544448    
26 Crushed 1545152    
27 Fall from ladder 1547079    
28 Fall 1548417    
29 Covid-19 1549571    
30 Covid-19 1549737    
31 Fall 1550204    
32 Covid-19 1550282    
33 Struck by 1550303    
34 Crushed by 1550391    
35 Covid-19 1550966    
36 Covid-19 1550996    
37 Covid-19 1551384    
38 Covid-19 1551520    
39 Covid-19 1551575    
40 Covid-19 1552600    
41 Fall 1554214    
42 Electrocution 1555603    
43 Covid-19 1555862    
44 Covid-19 1557129    
45 Covid-19 1557151    
46 Electrocution 1557229    
47 Struck by 1557275    
48 Covid-19 1558820    
49 Covid-19 1558861    
50 Struck by a tree 1560455    
51 Fall 1561370    
52 Crushed by 1564415    
53 Covid-19 1565426    
54 Crushed in machine 1566355    
55 Covid-19 1567353    
56 Covid-19 157300    

*Numbering as of 6/13/2022

1. Struck by trailer cross arm - Inspection#1466931

2. Crushed by building - Inspection#1467240

3. Crushed by equipment - Inspection#1468412

4. Chemical Exposure - Inspection#1470223

5. Electrocution - Inspection#1471620

6. Fall through skylight - Inspection#1472242

7. Workplace Violence - Inspection#1472512

8. Crushed by silo - Inspection#1474222

9. Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1474882

10. Chemical Exposure - Inspection#1476489

11. Exposure to Chemicals - Inspection#1476739

12. Struck by tire mold - Inspection#1480490

13. Electrocution - Inspection#1479620

14. Fall from scaffold - Inspection#1480705

15. Electrocution - Inspection#1481193

16. COVID - Inspection#1511364

17. COVID-19 - Inspection#1482454

18. COVID-19 - Inspection#1486957

19. Crushed by mobile home - Inspection#1485553

20. COVID-19 - Inspection#1486739

21. Crushed by Concrete Panel - Inspection#1486686

22. Thrown from a concrete truck - Inspection#1487282

23. Crushed by rotating machine - Inspection#1488100

24. Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1486741

25. COVID-19 - Inspection#1488196

26. Fall from elevation - Inspection#1455880

27. Fall from ladder - Inspection#1489679

28. Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1490030

29. Electrocution - Inspection#1489625

30. Electric Shock - Inspection#1491516

31. Covid - Inspection#1492086

32. Workplace Violence - Inspection#1493606

33. Struck by a tree - Inspection#1495881

34. COVID - Inspection#1495394

35. Electrocution - Inspection#1495774

36. Electrocution - Inspection#1496921

37. Struck by winch rope - Inspection#1499982

38. COVID-19 - Inspection#1501037

39. Fall from elevation - Inspection 1500974

40. Electrocution - Inspection#1502600

41. Fall from elevation - Inspection#1503330

42. Struck by a vehicle - Inspection#1503288

43. Covid-19 - Inspection#1504219

44. Struck by concrete truck boom - Inspection#1506283

45. Fall from ladder - Inspection#1506332

46. Struck by Road Grader - Inspection#1507304

47. Covid-19 - Inspection#1508020

48. Covid-19 - Inspection#1507342

49. Struck by a vehicle - Inspection#1508175

50. COVID-19 - Inspection#1507615

51. COVID-19 - Inspection#1500732

Crushed by paper wind-up machine - Inspection#1370482

Crushed by - Inspection#1373050

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1375536

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1377946

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1384188

Struck by Tree - Inspection#1389677

Crushed by trench collapse - Inspection#1390141

Fall through a skylight - Inspection#1401674

Stuck by ceiling collapse - Inspection#1406639

Fall from roof - Inspection#1408728

Fall from roof - Inspection#1410206

Fall from ladder - Inspection#1414009

Crush by steel coil - Inspection#1422919

Chemical overexposure - Inspection#1425836

Crushed by press door - Inspection#1426856

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1430426

Struck by limb - Inspection#1435222

Forklift Rollover - Inspection#1437079

Fall from roof - Inspection#1438651

Struck by wall panels - Inspection#1438658

Crushed by Plywood - Inspection#1442919

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1443159

Struck by tug door - Inspection #1518385

Fall from roof - Inspection#1451196

Struck by truck cab - Inspection#1288009

Caught in ditch witch - Inspection#1290603

Struck by dump truck - Inspection#1292986

Caught in machine - Inspection#1293969

Struck by falling material - Inspection#1294434

Struck by falling ceiling - Inspection#1296103

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1295753

Struck by steel column - Inspection#1295475

Crushed by fallen vehicle - Inspection#1298302

Struck by motor vehicle - Inspection#1298436

Chemical overexposure - Inspection#1302266

Engulfed by sawdust - Inspection#1300912

Crushed by fallen vehicle - Inspection#1301015

Struck by wheel loader - Inspection#1302402

Explosion - Inspection#1301806

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1304211

Struck by a tree - Inspection#1306470

Electrocution - Inspection#1306972

Fallen from elevation - Inspection#1308572

Crushed/caught in pallet lift - Inspection#1311286

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1311108

Crushed/caught in - Inspection#1314665

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1315039

Struck by sign - Inspection#1317291

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1316851

Stuck by tractor-trailer - Inspection#1316665

Struck by dump truck - Inspection#1318661

Overturned vehicle - Inspection#1326019

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1328791

Burns - Inspection#1330906

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1337456

Struck by blind flange - Inspection#1339230

Electrocution - Inspection#1343126

Struck by another vehicle - Inspection#1348312

Struck by tree - Inspection#1348515

Struck by tractor-trailer - Inspection#1349096

Crushed by/caught in - Inspection#1353125

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1353093

Struck by an elevator - Inspection#1356455

Thrown from equipment - Inspection#1356625

Fall from elevation - Inspection#1373264

Struck by work platform - Inspection#1200845

Struck by ATV - Inspection#1201559

Fall through Skylight - Inspection#1204459

Fall off bluff - Inspection#1203511

Struck by roll of waterproofing material - Inspection#1206262

Drowning - Inspection#1210766

Caught in pulley - Inspection#1217769

Struck by load of Lumber - Inspection#1223664

Struck by tree - Inspection#1224203

Crushed by baler - Inspection#1225825

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#122570

Overexposure to methylene chloride - Inspection#1229753

Fall from roof - Inspection#1234814

Fall through floor opening - Inspection#1234509

Electrocution - Inspection#1234573

Crushed  between trailers - Inspection#1234752

Fall from roof - Inspection#1234573

Fall off flatbed trailer - Inspection#1241979

Crushed by winding machine - Inspection#1242294

Fall from roof - Inspection#1246671

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1252846

Fall from building - Inspection#1249029

Wasp sting - Inspection#1250148

Fall from step stool - Inspection#1252847

Struck by ATV - Inspection#1253259

Fall from collapsed stairway - Inspection#1257579

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1261280

Struck by vehicle - Inspection#1262957

Electrocution - Inspection#1263792

Fall from I-beam - Inspection#1267346

Trench collapse - Inspection#1273639

Crushed by machine - Inspection#1276842

Stuck by cargo loader - Inspection#1279827

Fall from truck step - Inspection#1279830

Fall from truck tailgate - Inspection#1256444

Crushed by Machine - Inspection #1119869

Struck by Falling Wood Floor Joist - Inspection #1121856

Struck by Skid - Inspection #1128872

Fall from Work Platform - Inspection #1131093

Struck by Falling Tree - Inspection #1133692

Crushed Between Bucket & Rear of Dozer - Inspection #1133990

Fall Through Wall Opening - Inspection #1137371

Struck by Super-Sack of Sand - Inspection #1146807

Trip/Fall Over Pallet - Inspection #1156440

Fall Off Ladder - Inspection #1158711

Crushed Between Scissor List & Mezzanine Support Beam - Inspection #1159893

Fall from Baker-Style Scaffold - Inspection #1159883

Drowning - Inspection #1161820

Electrocution - Inspection #1163495

Struck by Skids of Falling Electrical Motors - Inspection #1164151

Struck by Truck & Trailer - Inspection #1164092

Fall from Semi-Tractor Trailer - Inspection #1176893

Fall from Roof - Inspection #1164904

Struck by Car - Inspection #1165112

Fall Through Floor Opening - Inspection #1164863

Struck by Pallet on Wrap Machine - Inspection #1166953

Fall into Excavated Crevice - Inspection #1170653

Crushed by Soil During a Trench Collapse - Inspection #1182123

Fall Out of Window Opening - Inspection #1183319

Struck by Falling Tree Limb - Inspection #1185048

Explosion - Inspection #1184467

Struck by Forklift - Inspection #1185791

Struck by Wheel Loader - Inspection #1186869

Struck by (Undetermined) – Inspection #1186505

Struck by Block Wall – Inspection #1192351

Crushed by Counterweight on Lift Table Elevator System - Inspection #1192147

Fall from Baker-Style Scaffold - Inspection #1192670

Struck by a Tree - Inspection #1194278

Fall from Unprotected Skylight - Inspection #1199733

Struck by Car While Changing Tire - Inspection #1200698

Caught in Auger – Inspection #1040935

Caught in Chain & Sprocket - Inspection #1113891

Crushed by & Caught in Machinery - Inspection #1041324

Crushed by Cargo Tug - Inspection #1107791

Crushed by Trolley System of Crane – Inspection # 1043283

Electrocution - Inspection #1074584

Electrocution - Inspection #1097559

Electrocution - Inspection #1105744

Electrocution - Inspection #1117027

Fall from Extension Ladder - Inspection #1086350

Fall from Fixed Ladder - Inspection #1058964

Fall from Gutter - Inspection #1046665

Fall from Outdoor Platform - Inspection #1071301

Fall from Roof - Inspection #1044517

Fall from Roof - Inspection #1047445

Fall through Roof - Inspection #1113225

Overturned ATV - Inspection #1067410

Overturned Forklift- Inspection #1016891

Slip Fall on ice - Inspection #1047128

Slip Fall on Wet Floor - Inspection #1074953

Struck by & Crushed by Dump Truck - Inspection #1073785

Struck by & Crushed by Garbage Truck - Inspection #1086407

Struck by & Crushed by Hydraulic Arm - Inspection #1094003

Struck by Boom of Excavator - Inspection #1097921

Struck by Falling Tree - Inspection #1088700

Struck by Felled Tree - Inspection #1082461

Struck by Felled Tree - Inspection #1108333

Struck by Hydraulic Hose - Inspection #1081105

Struck by Metal Part - Inspection #1078113

Struck by Tree Pulled by Skidder - Inspection #1094313

Struck by Vehicle - Inspection #1104976

Thrown from & Crushed by Skid Steer - Inspection #1072840

Thrown from Garbage Truck - Inspection #1120402

Thrown from PIT - Inspection #1100839

Investigation Number 1 - Crushed By 317585545

Investigation Number 2 - Struck By 317585735

Investigation Number 3 - Struck by 317585800

Investigation Number 4 - Crushed By 317619187

Investigation Number 5 - Flash Fire 317804722

Investigation Number 6 - Struck By 317680056

Investigation Number 7 - Explosion 317741270

Investigation Number 8 - Fall 317747582

Investigation Number 9 - Crushed By 317752582

Investigation Number 10 - Equipment Roll Over 317752905

Investigation Number 11 - Explosion 317706296

Investigation Number 12 - Struck By 317782662

Investigation Number 13 - Fall 317782712

Investigation Number 14 - Fall 317797496

Investigation Number 15 - Electrocution 317804706

Investigation Number 16 - Crushed By 317804540

Investigation Number 17 - Struck By 317804722

Investigation Number 18 - Crushed By 317819118

Investigation Number 19 - Struck By 317819175

Investigation Number 20 - Crushed By 988904

Investigation Number 21 - Struck By 996343

Investigation Number 22 - Crushed By 1004075

Investigation Number 23 - Fall 1001482

Investigation Number 24 - Fall 317804706

Investigation Number 25 - Struck By 1004331

Investigation Number 26 - Crushed By 1009797

Investigation Number 27 - Explosion 1010771

Investigation Number 28 - Fall 1014735

Investigation Number 29 - Fall 1016103

Investigation Number 1 - Fall from a Mobile Scaffold

Investigation Number 2 - Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Investigation Number 3 - Struck by Trailer Tires

Investigation Number 4 - Struck by Front-End Loader

Investigation Number 5 - Struck by Tractor-Trailer Truck

Investigation Number 6 - Struck by Steel Sheeting

Investigation Number 7 - Equipment Overturned

Investigation Number 8 - Struck by Concrete Wall

Investigation Number 9 - Struck by Concrete Wall

Investigation Number 10 - Equipment Overturned

Investigation Number 11 - Struck by Equipment

Investigation Number 12 - Struck by Tree

Investigation Number 13 - Struck by Top Section of a Silo

Investigation Number 14 - Crushed Between Semi-Truck and Trailer

Investigation Number 15 - Fall from Roof

Investigation Number 16 - Struck by Robot

Investigation Number 17 - Equipment Overturned

Investigation Number 18 - Electrocution

Investigation Number 19 - Crushed Between Parts of Tire Assembly Machine

Investigation Number 20 - Thrown from Man Basket

Investigation Number 21 - Carbon Monoxide Exposure

Investigation Number 22 - Fall from Scaffolding

Investigation Number 23 - Struck by Vehicle

Investigation Number 24 - Fall from Mobile Ladder

Investigation Number 25 - Crushed Between Two Vehicles

Investigation Number 1 - Struck by Collapsed Wall

Investigation Number 2 - Caught between Truck and Trailer

Investigation Number 3 - Caught between Steel Coil and Trailer

Investigation Number 4 - Fall between Hole in Roof

Investigation Number 5 - Struck by Vehicle

Investigation Number 6 - Struck by Large Roll of Paper

Investigation Number 7 - Excavation Collapse

Investigation Number 8 - Struck by Truck

Investigation Number 9 - Explosion

Investigation Number 10 - Struck by Truck

Investigation Number 11 - Equipment Failure

Investigation Number 12 - Drowning

Investigation Number 13 - Fall into Shredder

Investigation Number 14 - Caught in Auger 

Investigation Number 15 - Struck by Truck

Investigation Number 16 - Struck by Lifting Arm

Investigation Number 17 - Asphyxiation

Investigation Number 18 - Electrocution

Investigation Number 19 - Fall from Roof

Investigation Number 20 - Struck by Guy Wire Cable

Investigation Number 21 - Crushed

Investigation Number 22 - Fall from Mezzanine

Investigation Number 23 - Fall

Investigation Number 24 - Equipment Overturned

Investigation Number 25 - Struck by Truck

Investigation Number 26 - Explosion

Investigation Number 27 - Fall

Investigation Number 28 - Workplace Violence

Investigation Number 29 - Fall from Roof

Investigation Number 30 - Struck by Chipper Guard

Investigation Number 31 - Chemical Exposure

Investigation Number 32 - Electrocution

Investigation Number 33 - Fall

Investigation Number 1 - Explosion and Fire

Investigation Number 2 - Struck by Animal

Investigation Number 3 - Struck by Trackhoe Bucket

Investigation Number 4 - Explosion and Fire

Investigation Number 5 - Drowning Investigation

Investigation Number 6 - Slip and Fall

Investigation Number 7 - Smoke Inhalation

Investigation Number 8 - Struck by Collapsed Wall

Investigation Number 9 - Fall through Skylight

Investigation Number 10 - Struck by Tree

Investigation Number 11 - Struck by Forklift

Investigation Number 12 - Struck by Concrete Column

Investigation Number 13 - Electrocution

Investigation Number 14 - Explosion and Fire

Investigation Number 15 - Struck by Mill Roll

Investigation Number 16 - Equipment Tipover

Investigation Number 17 - Struck by Automobile

Investigation Number 18 - Struck by Irrigation Equipment

Investigation Number 19 - Struck by Truck

Investigation Number 20 - Fall from Scaffold

Investigation Number 21 - Fall Down Steps

Investigation Number 22 - Struck by Tree

Investigation Number 23 - Crushed by Press

Investigation Number 24 - Crushed by Elevator

Investigation Number 25 - Fall from Roof

Investigation Number 26 - Struck by Lumber

Investigation Number 27 - Struck by Automobile

For more information, contact TOSHA.