Industry Summary
The Highway Street and Bridge Construction industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 292,306 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 304,861, an increase of 4.3%. On average over the last five years, the Highway Street and Bridge Construction industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (15% more) than the broader Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Industry
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, April 10th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Tulsa, OK at Manhattan Road & Bridge Company. A 33 year old man working as a Carpenter was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-04-09
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:15 p.m. on April 9, 2019, an employee was operating a front end loader that was placing rock on the causeway. The employee was backing the loader up and drove too close to the edge of the causeway. The employee drowned when the loader fell into the river.
OSHA investigators arrived in Winona, TX on Friday, March 29th 2019 and began an accident investigation at South Texas Illumination Llc. A 32 year old Construction laborer had been killed when the
Accident Date2019-03-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:10 p.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee was working on a crew that was tasked with pouring a cement foundation for high mast light poles. The employee was standing/sitting on the rear of a boom truck as the boom truck operator removed a 41.83 foot tremie pipe used to pour the cement. As the pipe was laid on the ground, the boom contacted a 7,620 Volt overhead power line. The boom truck was energized and the employee was electrocuted.
OSHA investigators arrived in Maitland, FL on Tuesday, February 5th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Skanska-Granite-Lane A Joint Venture. A 59 year old Driver-sales worker had been killed when the employee was crushed when struck by steel pipe falling from t
Accident Date2019-02-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:39 p.m. on February 4, 2019, an employee was standing on a flatbed trailer and was assisting a coworker who was using a forklift to load a 20 foot steel pipe. The employee was crushed and killed from blunt force trauma when he fell from the trailer and the pipe rolled off of the trailer and landed on him.