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).
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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