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A 30-year-old arborist was killed after falling approximately 20 feet from a tree he was trimming. He previously was employed by another professional tree removal service, which had trained him on procedures and safety techniques.
A 53-year-old male service technician died at his repair shop after being assaulted by an intruder. The shop was the only occupant of a two-story building with a parking lot in the back, secured by a chain-link fence and padlock.
A 63-year-old mechanic was killed after being pulled into a snow thrower at a ski resort. Although no one witnessed the incident, investigators believe the worker was attempting to move the snow thrower out of a garage.
A 34-year-old female firefighter was killed after being struck by a pickup truck on an icy interstate. The victim was a seven-year veteran firefighter, working as part of a crew dispatched to an accident.
A forklift/baler operator was killed after being crushed between the cage and the mast of the forklift he was operating. The victim was working the first shift at an envelope manufacturer.
A construction worker was killed after he fell off a collapsed, pre-cast concrete floor slab in a 10-story building construction site. The victim and a co-worker were working on the sixth floor, maneuvering the floor slabs into their final position before securing them to the steel framework.