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 DescriptionInspection Number
1Fall through skylight1721951
2Struck by forklift1726215
4Struck by tree1739406
Work-Related Fatality Investigations 2023
NumberDescriptionInspection Number
1Fall through skylight1641715
2Struck by wood panel1648501
3Struck by chipper truck1656945
4Crushed by elevator mechanism1657666
5Struck by garbage truck1660587
6Overturned vehicle1665536
7Struck by saw blades1667775
8Fall through skylight1668035
9Thrown from motorcycle1668457
10Struck by dumpster1668340
11Crushed by landscaping blocks1670069
12Crushed inside concrete manhole1671601
13Struck by bumper jack hook1672738
14Workplace violence1674337
15Fall through skylight1675158
16Smoke inhalation1676429
17Thrown from bucket1676283
18Fall from roof1677565
19Fall from tobacco barrels1679535
20Crushed between parts of ride1681434
21Crushed by cave-in1682055
22Mower rollover1686168
23Stung by wasp1682697
24Stung by hornets1683499
25Struck by building collapse1687413
26Struck by forklift1684364
27CO exposure1688101
28UTV rollover1692768
29Heat exhaustion1694161
30Heat exhaustion1694606
31Fall from ladder1696251
32Crushed by wood pack1696239
33Fall from balcony1696801
34Mower rollover1698362
35Fall from roof1700418
36Overturned compactor1701031
37Fall from roof deck1703349
38Workplace violence1707386
39COVID-191707309
40Struck by dolly1713378
41Struck by tree1716116
42Embolism1717461
43Fall from roof1716690
44Fall from rafters1718518
45Slip-trip-fall1733319
Work Related Fatality Investigations 2022
NumberDescriptionInspection Number
1Fire-Burn1567369
2Slip/Trip/Fall1572028
3Fall from roof1579645
4Slip/Trip/Fall1577011
5Fall from order picker1575504
6Struck By Vehicle1579373
7Struck by Vehicle1576344
8Slip/Trip/Fall1579387
9Overturned Vehicle1579237
10Crushed by arm of loader1580400
11Struck By Bulldozer1581821
12Overturned Vehicle1586861
13Struck By Loader1590123
14Slip/Trip/Fall1591564
15Fall from roof1594745
16Struck by concrete forms1602868
17Fall from equipment1604846
18Electrocution1606779
19Electrocution1638921
20Overturned Equipment1610411
21Electrocution1615803
22Workplace Violence1618374
23Struck By forklift1622152
24Fall1622756
25Fall from scaffold1625611
26Struck By Vehicle1626203
27Struck By Bulldozer1625931
28Fall from ladder1629501
29Fall from ladder1630453
30Workplace Violence1637058
32Electrocution1641355
33Fall from concrete platform169005
34Struck By Trailer1640565
Work Related Fatality Investigations 2021
Count*DescriptionInspection Number  
1Covid-191508853  
2Struck by tree limb
1511077  
3Covid-191511886  
4Covid-191512253  
5Struck by1513692  
6Covid-191513771  
7Covid-191514812  
8Fall through roof1516301  
9Struck by1518649  
10Crushed by
1520198  
11Struck by vehicle1521184  
12Electrocution1521923  
13Fall from scaffold1522606  
14Struck by1525401  
15Fall from ladder1525984  
16Struck by1527789  
17Fall1530439  
18Covid-191532595  
19Covid-191535328  
20Inhalation1537464  
21Fall1537769  
22Fall1540822  
23Covid-191543068  
24Covid-191544443  
25Covid-191544448  
26Crushed1545152  
27Fall from ladder1547079  
28Fall1548417  
29Covid-191549571  
30Covid-191549737  
31Fall1550204  
32Covid-191550282  
33Struck by1550303  
34Crushed by1550391  
35Covid-191550966  
36Covid-191550996  
37Covid-191551384  
38Covid-191551520  
39Covid-191551575  
40Covid-191552600  
41Fall1554214  
42Electrocution1555603  
43Covid-191555862  
44Covid-191557129  
45Covid-191557151  
46Electrocution1557229  
47Struck by1557275  
48Covid-191558820  
49Covid-191558861  
50Struck by a tree1560455  
51Fall1561370  
52Crushed by1564415  
53Covid-191565426  
54Crushed in machine1566355  
55Covid-191567353  
56Covid-19157300  

*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.