Workplace incident fatalities 2020


Fatality notice

Industry: Transportation

Date of incident: Sept. 18, 2020

Description: A semi-truck driver was fatally injured after the vehicle the individual was operating was struck by a train.


Fatality notice

Industry: Transportation

Date of incident: Sept. 29, 2020

Description: A truck driver was fatally injured after the vehicle the individual was operating rolled off a public roadway into a ditch.

Fatality notice

Industry: Steel manufacturing

Date of incident: Oct. 5, 2020

Description: An individual was fatally injured while working on a chain hoist while raised in a scissor lift.


Fatality notice

Industry: Utilities

Date of incident: Oct. 8, 2020

Description: Two individuals were fatally injured when they fell from a bucket truck.


Fatality notice

Industry: Transportation

Date of incident: Oct. 21, 2020

Description: A truck driver was fatally injured after the vehicle the individual was operating was involved in a collision.

Fatality notice

Industry: Agriculture

Date of incident: Nov. 19, 2020

Description: An individual was fatally injured when they became caught in a power take-off unit of a tractor.

Fatality Notice

Industry: Transportation

Date of Incident: Dec. 1, 2020

Description: An individual was fatally injured in a motor vehicle collision.