Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 18,426 businesses operating in the Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 190,287 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Foundation Structure and Building Exterior Contractors Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Haverhill, MA on Thursday, February 28th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at G&C Concrete Construction, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old Construction laborer had been killed when the
OSHA ID114102.015
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.
On Thursday, February 28th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Haverhill, MA at G&C Concrete Construction, Inc.. A 40 year old man working as a Construction laborer was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID114102.015
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Haverhill, MA after learning of an incident at G&C Concrete Construction, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a Construction laborer was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID114102.015
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
15.61
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 7647
250.5%
Inspection Rate: 3.24
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 302

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