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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.

2010

DateCityCountyCompanyEvent
Dec 31SeymourJacksonChryslerEmployee died from fall
Dec 14South BendSt. JosephGreen Tech Transfer & Recycling StationEmployee was killed as a result of an explosion
Nov 29CromwellNobleKunce Brothers, IncEmployee was crushed by rear trailer wheels at a family farm
Nov 9EdwardsportKnoxIndustrial Contractors, IncEmployee died of a possible heart attack
Nov 5HelmsburgBrownJackson Township Fire DeptEmployee was pinned between a truck and a wall
Nov 4HobartLakeBosselman, IncEmployee was pinned between service truck and semi trailer
Oct 27Notre DameSouth BendUniversity of Notre DameEmployee fell from scissor lift that tipped over
Oct 27BoonvilleWarrickSteele Rigging CorporationEmployee fell through roof surface
Oct 20East ChicagoLakeArcelorMittal Indiana HarborEmployee was struck in head by leg of lift table
Sep 29ShelbyvilleShelbyPilkington North AmericaEmployee was performing maintenance work on a conveyor when he became pinned
Sep 9KokomoHowardF & F CoatingsEmployee became entangled in cables when the scaffold he was working on dropped from under him
Aug 9EvansvilleVanderburghBootz IndustryEmployee ejected and crushed under a forklift they were driving which overturned
Jul 28North WebsterKosciuskoBurke Repo OutletEmployee involved in a traffic accident while test driving a motorcycle
Jul 23Terre HauteVigoUtili.Comm SouthEmployee fell from a ladder while installing cable at a residence
Jul 20NappaneeElkhartNewmar CorporationEmployee struck in head after being ejected from the back of a pick-up truck which hit a bump
Jun 28MishawakaSt. JosephTrees Are UsEmployee struck in head by a branch being worked on by trimmers
Jun 17RichmondWayneCrane MasterEmployee crushed under a crane which tipped over
Jun 17Burns HarborPorterBulk Transport CorporationEmployee crushed by a forklift while he was working underneath
May 26EdwardsportKnoxG. C. Zarnes & Co. IncEmployee fell ~40 feet from a suspended scaffold in an empty steel tank
May 26MuncieDelawareLiberty Township Fire DeptAn independent plumber, working in a well was fatally overcome by fumes. While attempting a rescue the plumber's helper was also overcome and hospitalized. The helper died later
May 23HammondLakeUnileverEmployee crushed by a metal cover he was lifting with a remote control crane
May 11PorterPorterHixon Home ImprovementEmployee fell down stairs and struck their head while moving a chest freezer (Died May 18)
May 5CarmelHamiltonCarmel School CorporationEmployee burned in a lawnmower explosion (Died May 8)
Apr 30Burns HarborPorterMoonrock Inc.Employee struck by a car during road construction (Died May 2)
Mar 26WarsawKosciuskoKeystone BuildersEmployee fell 30 feet from a roof and broke their neck
Mar 16ValparaisoPorterSM&P Utility SourcesEmployee struck by a car while spray painting road for utility (Died March 18)
Mar 16GaryLakeWalsh ConstructionEmployee struck by car while patching potholes on highway
Mar 15FranklinJohnsonKrogerEmployee crushed under pallets of water which had fallen (Died March 20)
Mar 8MononWhiteMosher EnterprisesEmployee struck by a passenger train while driving over railroad tracks in a company truck
Jan 16IndianapolisMarionSpeedy PetroleumEmployee shot during a robbery
Jan 13MartinVanderburghTalls Tree Timber Co.Employee died while trapped in a log skidder which fell into a river in cold weather
Jan 7PortagePorterBeta SteelEmployee died of blunt force trauma after a steam explosion in a furnace room. Four other employees were injured, two requiring hospitalization
Jan 6MooresvilleMorganThiesing Veneer Co.Employee fell into hot water tank, scalding his back and legs (Died January 15)
Jan 1AuburnDeKalbResCare Northern IndianaEmployee shot by an ex-boyfriend