Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Industry Summary
The Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 105,575 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 109,139, an increase of 3.38%. On average over the last five years, the Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (20% more) than the broader Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Industry
The accident investigation below was opened on Saturday, April 6th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Knoxville, TN at Phillips & Jordan, Inc.. A 24 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID115257.015
Accident Date2019-04-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on April 5, 2019, an employee and a coworker were felling trees while operating an excavator. The employee was below the excavator on a hill when it rolled over when the coworker rotated the excavator. The employee was struck with the excavator's boom as it rolled downhill, killing him.
OSHA investigators arrived in Austin, TX on Friday, February 22nd 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Chapman Marine, Inc. . A 38 year old man working as a Diver was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113889.015
Accident Date2019-02-21
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was diving at approximately 50 feet to tie a rope to an irrigation pump to be pulled to the surface by his coworker. The employee tied the rope to the pump and tugged 3 times to alert his coworker the rope had been secured. The employee started to ascend and his coworker noted that the bubbles from the Scuba equipment had stopped. The coworker started to pull the rope up but it was too heavy. The employees equipment was caught in the rope and the employee left it before floating to the surface. The employee drowned before surfacing.
On Monday, January 21st 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Rockmart, GA which had occured previously at Ferguson Construction, Inc. A 55 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the employee was struck by precast concrete headwall and was crush
OSHA ID112890.015
Accident Date2019-01-21
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2019, an employee was preparing to hoist a precast concrete headwall when he was struck by the wall. The employee was crushed.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
19.56
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 4328
189%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 203