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Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
In partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics the Quality, Metrics and Statistics Division completes an annual census of all fatal occupational injuries (CFOI). The data from this survey can be searched or viewed through the following links:
- CFOI Overview and current data
- Indiana Occupational Fatalities Historical Data Tables
- BLS database query for 2008 occupational fatalities
- BLS database query for 2003-2008 occupational fatalities - table output
Click here for a list of Fatality and High Priority Incidents with Safety Orders Issued.
This page has been established to assist members of the media and other interested parties with inquiries regarding Fatality and High Priority Incidents investigated by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA). The following is not a complete list of all work-related fatalities in Indiana; however, those posted are within IOSHA jurisdiction. Information will be updated within two business days of IOSHA notification. Please find the Fatality and other High Priority Incidents organized by date and location of event below.
2010
| Date | City | County | Company | Event |
| Dec 31 | Seymour | Jackson | Chrysler | Employee died from fall |
| Dec 14 | South Bend | St. Joseph | Green Tech Transfer & Recycling Station | Employee was killed as a result of an explosion |
| Nov 29 | Cromwell | Noble | Kunce Brothers, Inc | Employee was crushed by rear trailer wheels at a family farm |
| Nov 9 | Edwardsport | Knox | Industrial Contractors, Inc | Employee died of a possible heart attack |
| Nov 5 | Helmsburg | Brown | Jackson Township Fire Dept | Employee was pinned between a truck and a wall |
| Nov 4 | Hobart | Lake | Bosselman, Inc | Employee was pinned between service truck and semi trailer |
| Oct 27 | Notre Dame | South Bend | University of Notre Dame | Employee fell from scissor lift that tipped over |
| Oct 27 | Boonville | Warrick | Steele Rigging Corporation | Employee fell through roof surface |
| Oct 20 | East Chicago | Lake | ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor | Employee was struck in head by leg of lift table |
| Sep 29 | Shelbyville | Shelby | Pilkington North America | Employee was performing maintenance work on a conveyor when he became pinned |
| Sep 9 | Kokomo | Howard | F & F Coatings | Employee became entangled in cables when the scaffold he was working on dropped from under him |
| Aug 9 | Evansville | Vanderburgh | Bootz Industry | Employee ejected and crushed under a forklift they were driving which overturned |
| Jul 28 | North Webster | Kosciusko | Burke Repo Outlet | Employee involved in a traffic accident while test driving a motorcycle |
| Jul 23 | Terre Haute | Vigo | Utili.Comm South | Employee fell from a ladder while installing cable at a residence |
| Jul 20 | Nappanee | Elkhart | Newmar Corporation | Employee struck in head after being ejected from the back of a pick-up truck which hit a bump |
| Jun 28 | Mishawaka | St. Joseph | Trees Are Us | Employee struck in head by a branch being worked on by trimmers |
| Jun 17 | Richmond | Wayne | Crane Master | Employee crushed under a crane which tipped over |
| Jun 17 | Burns Harbor | Porter | Bulk Transport Corporation | Employee crushed by a forklift while he was working underneath |
| May 26 | Edwardsport | Knox | G. C. Zarnes & Co. Inc | Employee fell ~40 feet from a suspended scaffold in an empty steel tank |
| May 26 | Muncie | Delaware | Liberty Township Fire Dept | An independent plumber, working in a well was fatally overcome by fumes. While attempting a rescue the plumber's helper was also overcome and hospitalized. The helper died later |
| May 23 | Hammond | Lake | Unilever | Employee crushed by a metal cover he was lifting with a remote control crane |
| May 11 | Porter | Porter | Hixon Home Improvement | Employee fell down stairs and struck their head while moving a chest freezer (Died May 18) |
| May 5 | Carmel | Hamilton | Carmel School Corporation | Employee burned in a lawnmower explosion (Died May 8) |
| Apr 30 | Burns Harbor | Porter | Moonrock Inc. | Employee struck by a car during road construction (Died May 2) |
| Mar 26 | Warsaw | Kosciusko | Keystone Builders | Employee fell 30 feet from a roof and broke their neck |
| Mar 16 | Valparaiso | Porter | SM&P Utility Sources | Employee struck by a car while spray painting road for utility (Died March 18) |
| Mar 16 | Gary | Lake | Walsh Construction | Employee struck by car while patching potholes on highway |
| Mar 15 | Franklin | Johnson | Kroger | Employee crushed under pallets of water which had fallen (Died March 20) |
| Mar 8 | Monon | White | Mosher Enterprises | Employee struck by a passenger train while driving over railroad tracks in a company truck |
| Jan 16 | Indianapolis | Marion | Speedy Petroleum | Employee shot during a robbery |
| Jan 13 | Martin | Vanderburgh | Talls Tree Timber Co. | Employee died while trapped in a log skidder which fell into a river in cold weather |
| Jan 7 | Portage | Porter | Beta Steel | Employee died of blunt force trauma after a steam explosion in a furnace room. Four other employees were injured, two requiring hospitalization |
| Jan 6 | Mooresville | Morgan | Thiesing Veneer Co. | Employee fell into hot water tank, scalding his back and legs (Died January 15) |
| Jan 1 | Auburn | DeKalb | ResCare Northern Indiana | Employee shot by an ex-boyfriend |