Materials Recovery Facilities
Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 247 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.41%. The most recent numbers show a total of 1,206 businesses currently operating in the Materials Recovery Facilities industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (99% more) the average for the Remediation and Other Waste Management Services Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Albany, NY on Friday, December 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Sierra Processing Llc.. A 67 year old man working as a Janitor was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID111849.015
Accident Date2018-12-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:00 p.m. on December 13, 2018, an employee was cleaning under an inclined conveyor and was shoveling material into a bin. The employee was caught by an unguarded roller on the conveyor and suffered multiple crushing injuries to his head, upper torso, and right arm. The employee was killed.
On Friday, December 14th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Albany, NY which had occured previously at Sierra Processing Llc.. A 67 year old Janitor had been killed when the
OSHA ID111849.015
Accident Date2018-12-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:00 p.m. on December 13, 2018, an employee was cleaning under an inclined conveyor and was shoveling material into a bin. The employee was caught by an unguarded roller on the conveyor and suffered multiple crushing injuries to his head, upper torso, and right arm. The employee was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, October 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Duncan, SC after learning of an incident at 72096 - A-1 Transfer And Recycling Inc which had occured on the same day. A 34 year old employee had been killed when the employee was run over by john deere tractor and was killed wit
OSHA ID101946.015
Accident Date2017-10-25
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:22 p.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working at the transfer station and stood approximately 19 feet away from where a John Deer 444D front Loader, ID number DW444D8509874, that weighed 41,000 lbs, was operating. The employee was walking back to the employee work area where copper and other miscellaneous materials were separated when he was struck and a run over by a front loader. The employee suffered multiple injuries to include a fractured skull, broken ribs, and punctured lungs. The employee was killed as a result of his injuries.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
31.39
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1043
244.4%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 60