Industrial Building Construction

Industry Summary

The Industrial Building Construction industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 157,935 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 163,248, an increase of 3.36%. On average over the last five years, the Industrial Building Construction industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (25% more) than the broader Nonresidential Building Construction Industry

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in Windsor, CA on Tuesday, November 6th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Frc Inc.. A 24 year old Carpenter apprentice had been killed when the

---

OSHA ID110746.015

Accident Date2018-10-23

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:02 a.m. on October 23, 2018, an employee was laying out the rafters (measuring and marking the locations of rafters). The employee walked off the end of the scissor lift and fell 20 feet and incurred a skull fracture and was killed. The scissor lift did not have guard rails on the entrance end.

OSHA investigators arrived in Lake City, FL on Thursday, September 27th 2018 and began an accident investigation at 140060 - Quality Construction Of America, Inc.. A 76 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee fell through deck opening and was killed

---

OSHA ID109722.015

Accident Date2018-09-26

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn September 26, 2018, an employee was installing some deck plates on an in-feed log deck. The employee had two front spot welds cut and while standing on the plate, the two remaining spot welds broke causing the plate to flip. The employee fell through the opening approximately 21 feet to the concrete slab. The employee was killed.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, September 26th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Decatur, AL which had occured previously at Hubbard & Drake General - Mechanical Contractors, Inc. . A 26 year old Welder had been killed when the employee was killed when tank explodes

---

OSHA ID109587.015

Accident Date2018-09-25

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 1:50 p.m. on September 25, 2018, an employee was cutting a flange on top of a tank and was killed when the tank exploded.