Company: Aramark American Food Services
Date: Feb. 3, 2017
Cause of death: Worker asphyxiated in crawl space while unclogging drains at 200 N. Comal Street
Company: Aramark American Food Services
Date: Feb. 3, 2017
Cause of death: Worker asphyxiated in crawl space while unclogging drains at 200 N. Comal Street
Company: Cracker Barrel
Date: Dec. 1, 2016
Cause of death: Worker died after slipping on kitchen floor and hitting head
Company: Cracker Barrel
Date: Dec. 1, 2016
Cause of death: Worker died after slipping on kitchen floor and hitting head
Company: Texas Fifth Wall Roofing Systems
Date: June 7, 2016
Cause of death: Worker killed in fall from roof
Company: Texas Fifth Wall Roofing Systems
Date: June 7, 2016
Cause of death: Worker killed in fall from roof
Company: Douglas King Seed Co.
Date: May 13, 2016
Cause of death: Worker struck and killed by auger
Company: Douglas King Seed Co.
Date: May 13, 2016
Cause of death: Worker struck and killed by auger
Company: Texas Fifth Wall Roofing
Date: May 6, 2016
Cause of Death: Worker killed in fall from roof.
Company: Texas Fifth Wall Roofing
Date: May 6, 2016
Cause of Death: Worker killed in fall from roof.
Company: DoubleTree by Hilton
Date: Feb. 29, 2016
Cause of death: Worker electrocuted while troubleshooting HVAC
Company: DoubleTree by Hilton
Date: Feb. 29, 2016
Cause of death: Worker electrocuted while troubleshooting HVAC
Whittlesey Landscape Supplies & Recycling Inc.
Date: 3/28/2015
OSHA cause of death: Worker killed in fall from dump trailer ladder.
Whittlesey Landscape Supplies & Recycling Inc.
Date: 3/28/2015
OSHA cause of death: Worker killed in fall from dump trailer ladder.
Chalk Mountain Services of Texas LLC
Date: 8/18/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker fatally engulfed when stack of sandbags collapsed.
Chalk Mountain Services of Texas LLC
Date: 8/18/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker fatally engulfed when stack of sandbags collapsed.
Southwest Research Institute
Date: 6/25/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker killed when combustion unit exploded.
Southwest Research Institute
Date: 6/25/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker killed when combustion unit exploded.
Surlean Foods
Date: 6/18/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker struck and killed by motor vehicle.
Surlean Foods
Date: 6/18/2014
OSHA cause of death: Worker struck and killed by motor vehicle.
G.W. Drywall
Date: 9/23/2013
OSHA cause of death: Worker died after falling 19 feet from platform.
G.W. Drywall
Date: 9/23/2013
OSHA cause of death: Worker died after falling 19 feet from platform.
Upstage Center Inc.
Date: 4/5/2013
OSHA cause of death: Worker died from a 100-foot fall while dismantling iron cross beams in a concert stage setup.
Upstage Center Inc.
Date: 4/5/2013
OSHA cause of death: Worker died from a 100-foot fall while dismantling iron cross beams in a concert stage setup.
Comfort-Air Engineering Inc.
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after falling through a skylight while installing HVAC piping.
Comfort-Air Engineering Inc.
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after falling through a skylight while installing HVAC piping.
TK Holdings Inc.
Date: 1/28/2013
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after being crushed inside a die press.
TK Holdings Inc.
Date: 1/28/2013
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after being crushed inside a die press.
Stagg LLC
Date: 9/15/2012
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after slipping on a wet floor.
Stagg LLC
Date: 9/15/2012
OSHA cause of death: Employee died after slipping on a wet floor.
Elias Ovalle-Gonzalez
Date: 7/28/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker died of an apparent fall from a scaffold.
Elias Ovalle-Gonzalez
Date: 7/28/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker died of an apparent fall from a scaffold.
Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc.
Date: 6/9/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker installing metal decking on a highway under construction died after falling 50 feet.
Williams Brothers Construction Company Inc.
Date: 6/9/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker installing metal decking on a highway under construction died after falling 50 feet.
Indus Construction LP
Date: 5/5/2012
OSHA cause of death: Bridge worker installing rebar was killed after falling 18 feet.
Indus Construction LP
Date: 5/5/2012
OSHA cause of death: Bridge worker installing rebar was killed after falling 18 feet.
Spectrum Painting
Date: 4/14/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker was found laying semi-conscious, three feet from a ladder. He died at the hospital.
Spectrum Painting
Date: 4/14/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker was found laying semi-conscious, three feet from a ladder. He died at the hospital.
Fry Roofing Inc.
Date: 1/14/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker repairing a roof died after he fell approximately 25 feet to the concrete.
Fry Roofing Inc.
Date: 1/14/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker repairing a roof died after he fell approximately 25 feet to the concrete.
Certifit Inc.
Date: 1/7/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle near the delivery ramp.
Certifit Inc.
Date: 1/7/2012
OSHA cause of death: Worker was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle near the delivery ramp.
Hilario Valero
Date: 10/29/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker applying siding on a chimney died after falling 18 feet.
Hilario Valero
Date: 10/29/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker applying siding on a chimney died after falling 18 feet.
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
Date: 8/27/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker connecting the trailer's air lines was crushed between the trailer and a dolly.
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
Date: 8/27/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker connecting the trailer's air lines was crushed between the trailer and a dolly.
Con-Way Freight
Date: 7/16/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker was killed when a crate of equipment fell on top on him.
Con-Way Freight
Date: 7/16/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker was killed when a crate of equipment fell on top on him.
International Bankshare Corp.
Date: 5/14/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker walking on an elevated catwalk died when he fell nearly 12 feet through an unsecured access door.
International Bankshare Corp.
Date: 5/14/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker walking on an elevated catwalk died when he fell nearly 12 feet through an unsecured access door.
Austin Distributing
Date: 4/16/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker fixing a hydraulic fluid leak was killed after the front end loader collapsed, pinning the worker between the machine and the loader's bucket.
Austin Distributing
Date: 4/16/2011
OSHA cause of death: Worker fixing a hydraulic fluid leak was killed after the front end loader collapsed, pinning the worker between the machine and the loader's
Marcus De Los Santos
Date: 5/8/2010
OSHA cause of death: Worker was descending from a scaffold and fell seven stories.
Marcus De Los Santos
Date: 5/8/2010
OSHA cause of death: Worker was descending from a scaffold and fell seven stories.
MOD Space
Date: 4/10/2010
OSHA cause of death: Worker was working on his own vehicle and was pinned by the forks of a forklift and the vehicle.
MOD Space
Date: 4/10/2010
OSHA cause of death: Worker was working on his own vehicle and was pinned by the forks of a forklift and the vehicle.
Mission Open Air Market
Date: 12/18/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was walking to the flea market's concession and was struck by a vehicle.
Mission Open Air Market
Date: 12/18/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was walking to the flea market's concession and was struck by a vehicle.
Lopez Landscaping
Date: 11/13/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was deep in a trench wrapping fence wire around the roots of an oak tree being transplanted. The wire broke and he was caught in a cave-in.
Lopez Landscaping
Date: 11/13/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was deep in a trench wrapping fence wire around the roots of an oak tree being transplanted. The wire broke and he was caught in a cave-in.
Holts Mechanical
Date: 11/13/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was carrying tools to the other side of a metal corrugated roof and fell 25 feet through one of the skylights.
Holts Mechanical
Date: 11/13/2009
OSHA cause of death: Worker was carrying tools to the other side of a metal corrugated roof and fell 25 feet through one of the skylights.
Dausin Electric Company San Antonio
Date: 8/7/2009
OSHA cause of death: Victim was completing electrical work from a ladder. He was shocked and fell 8 feet to the ground.
Dausin Electric Company San Antonio
Date: 8/7/2009
OSHA cause of death: Victim was completing electrical work from a ladder. He was shocked and fell 8 feet to the ground.
On February 3, an employee working for Aramark Food Services at the Bexar County Jail was tasked with unclogging food sink drains underneath the kitchen.
After he exited the confined space he sat on a bucket and struggled to breath. He collapsed and suddenly died, according to the Department of Labor. The medical examiner's office later discovered the man had a pre-existing health condition that may have flared up with the respirator he was wearing.
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The incident is one of five San Antonio workplace deaths that were reported to the United States Department of Labor in 2017 and 37 since June 2009.
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All workplace deaths are required to be reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, part of the labor department. The department investigates the deaths and decides whether or not citations are required.
The investigation found Aramark did not deserve a citation related to the fatality, though three of the five 2017 deaths did, according to the records.
The most standard citations issued by the department are for fall protection, hazard communication procedure, scaffolding requirements and respiratory protection, according to OSHA's website.
Click through the slideshow to see workplace deaths in San Antonio in recent years.
Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | fsabawi@mysa.com | Twitter: @FaresInSA
