Hunting and Trapping
Industry Summary
The Hunting and Trapping industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 1,890 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 1,959, an increase of 3.65%. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Fishing Hunting and Trapping Industry by 78% over the past 5 years.
On Tuesday, October 25th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in The Dalles, OR at Highland Hills Ranch Inc. A 58 year old woman working as a Hunter was killed on the job when the employee driving an atv was struck and killed by truck
OSHA ID92088.015
Accident Date2016-10-21
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on October 21, 2016, Employee #1 was operating a Honda Ranger 4x4 ATV with no helmet at an approximate speed of 20-30 mph down the driveway/road into property going southbound. Employee #1 was on right side of the road on a dip and blind curve when Employee #2 driving a 1970's pick up truck going north bound and on the right side of the road collided with Employee #1 on on passeng er side. Employee #1 was thrown off ATV over the front hood of pick up truck a nd fell approximately 10' from ATV and was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Rensselaer, NY on Thursday, June 30th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Us Dept. Of Agriculture, Aphis, Wildlife Services which had occured on Wednesday, June 29th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the nonclassifiable
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee's leg was impaled by protruding rebar.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 20th 2015 by OSHA representitives in PORTAGE DES SIOUX, MI at Hager's Raccoon Ranch. A had been injured when the jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating an ATV on a gravel road that was recently graded, when the vehicle tipped over and pinned the employee's arm to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to his upper left arm and wrist and a dislocated shoulder.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
24.95
Last 12 Months
98.62
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 28
-33.3%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4