Waste Treatment and Disposal
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Waste Treatment and Disposal industry saw employment growth of only 1.28%. There are an average of 25 workers at each of the 3,849 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Waste Management and Remediation Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, March 22nd 2019 by OSHA representitives in Anaheim, CA after learning of an incident at Republic Waste Services Of Southern California, Llc which had occured on Friday, November 23rd 2018. A 65 year old man working as a Driver-sales worker was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID115785.015
Accident Date2018-11-23
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on November 23, 2018, Employee#1 was picking up electronic waste items, using a box truck and had just arrived to the collection yard. Employee #1 was found on the asphalt surface behind his parked truck, with it's tailgate extended. Nobody saw him fall from the truck. Height of the extended tailgate was measured to be 43 inches above the ground level. The employee was hospitalized for several days and died after two weeks due to head injury and other complications.
On Sunday, November 18th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Boise, ID at Us Ecology Idaho, Inc.. A 48 year old had been killed when the
OSHA ID111108.015
Accident Date2018-11-17
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:23 a.m. on November 17, 2018, an employee was stabilizing magnesium metal. Magnesium is reacted with water to make magnesium oxide, which is a more stable compound. During this process hydrogen and oxygen are released. The hydrogen ignited and in the presence of oxygen and created a large explosion. The employee was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, December 4th 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Antonio, TX which had occured previously at Republic Services, Inc.. A 42 year old Truck driver had been killed when the
OSHA ID101236.015
Accident Date2017-12-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:00 a.m. on December 4, 2017, an employee was attempting to free some material that was stuck in the hydraulic arms of a roll-off box on a solid waste burner. The employee was crushed between the roll-off box and the tarp hydraulic roller arms as the rollers activated while he was removing the jammed material. The employee was killed.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
13.28
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1854
228.9%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 148