Summary of Workplace Fatalities, 2013
Use the information in this table to build hazard awareness and prevent risk for similar occurrences in your workplace.
This table shares preliminary details about many of the fatalities reported to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (DOSH). When further details are available, entries may be updated in the annual summary.
This is not a complete list and is not meant for data or research purposes. Fatalities associated with natural causes or suicides are not listed.
| Workplace Fatalities in Washington State 2013 | ||
| Event Date | Description of the Event | Industry |
| 5/20/2013 | A tree that was being cut by a worker fell and fatally injured the owner. | Logging |
| 5/20/2013 | An owner was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident | Janitorial Services |
| 4/29/2013 | A worker was fatally injured after falling off a tractor and being run over. | Apple Orchards |
| 4/23/2013 | A worker was fatally injured when run over by a baggage tug cart. | Other Airport Operations |
| 4/22/2013 | A worker was fatally crushed when a driver of a vehicle ran the worker over. | Administrative Management Services |
| 3/15/13 | A worker was fatally crushed when a steel wing wall collapsed. | Barge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing |
| 3/12/13 | A worker was fatally injured while conducting an inspection of a crane and was crushed between the trolley cable roller assembly and the supportive structure of the "Pit" basket. | Agricultural machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services |
| 3/1/13 | A Washington truck driver was found dead in California in the sleeping quarters of the trailer after using a gasoline fired generator with a homemade exhaust ventilation system inside the sleeping quarters. | All-terrain Vehicles (ATVs) merchant wholesalers |
| 2/19/13 | A Health Care worker died of Legionellosis. | Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities |
| 1/11/13 | A worker was riding an off road vehicle on Highway 260 when the worker was rear ended by another vehicle and the worker was killed. | Dairy Sheep Farming |
| 1/4/13 | A worker fell from a cellular tower 80 feet above the ground when the anchor point failed. The worker was wearing fall protection gear. | Administrative and management |
