New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 81,691 businesses operating in the New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 331,794 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Myrtle Beach, SC on Tuesday, March 26th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at 73983 - Bridges Custom Homes which had occured on the same day. A 47 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID115776.015
Accident Date2019-03-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:14 p.m. on March 26, 2019, an employee was tasked with rigging a laminated beam with chokers to a 30 ton crane. The beam was located close to an overhead 7,200 volt powerline and the employee was signaling a crane operator. As the employee was attaching the chokers to the crane hook, the crane operators view was obstructed and the crane cable struck the overhead powerline. This resulted in the rigging employee being killed by the electrocution.
OSHA investigators arrived in Myrtle Beach, SC on Tuesday, March 26th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at 73983 - Bridges Custom Homes which had occured on the same day. A 47 year old employee had been killed when the
OSHA ID115776.015
Accident Date2019-03-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:14 p.m. on March 26, 2019, an employee was tasked with rigging a laminated beam with chokers to a 30 ton crane. The beam was located close to an overhead 7,200 volt powerline and the employee was signaling a crane operator. As the employee was attaching the chokers to the crane hook, the crane operators view was obstructed and the crane cable struck the overhead powerline. This resulted in the rigging employee being killed by the electrocution.
OSHA investigators arrived in Myrtle Beach, SC on Tuesday, March 26th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at 73983 - Bridges Custom Homes. A 47 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID115776.015
Accident Date2019-03-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:14 p.m. on March 26, 2019, an employee was tasked with rigging a laminated beam with chokers to a 30 ton crane. The beam was located close to an overhead 7,200 volt powerline and the employee was signaling a crane operator. As the employee was attaching the chokers to the crane hook, the crane operators view was obstructed and the crane cable struck the overhead powerline. This resulted in the rigging employee being killed by the electrocution.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
5.85
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 18542
207.5%
Inspection Rate: 1.97
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 276

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