Plumbing Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 101,450 businesses operating in the Plumbing Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 958,143 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Building Equipment Contractors Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 14th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Houston, TX which had occured previously at Gh Mechanical And Services, Llc. A 26 year old Roofer had been killed when the
OSHA ID113701.015
Accident Date2019-02-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on February 13, 2019, an employee was gathering tools and securing compressors when they tripped over a 16 to 18 inch curb into a 37.5 foot whole on to the concrete floor bellow. The fall resulted in multiple fatal blunt force trauma injuries.
OSHA investigators arrived in Houston, TX on Thursday, February 14th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Gh Mechanical And Services, Llc which had occured on Wednesday, February 13th 2019. A 26 year old man working as a Roofer was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113701.015
Accident Date2019-02-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on February 13, 2019, an employee was gathering tools and securing compressors when they tripped over a 16 to 18 inch curb into a 37.5 foot whole on to the concrete floor bellow. The fall resulted in multiple fatal blunt force trauma injuries.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 14th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Houston, TX at Gh Mechanical And Services, Llc. A 26 year old Roofer had been killed when the
OSHA ID113701.015
Accident Date2019-02-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on February 13, 2019, an employee was gathering tools and securing compressors when they tripped over a 16 to 18 inch curb into a 37.5 foot whole on to the concrete floor bellow. The fall resulted in multiple fatal blunt force trauma injuries.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
4.81
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 18082
172.4%
Inspection Rate: 1.2
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 495

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