Elementary and Secondary Schools

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 759,154 workers employed at 17,442 Elementary and Secondary Schools establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 7,275 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 44 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Hyde Park, NY on Monday, March 18th 2019 and began an accident investigation at Hyde Park Csd Admin. A 66 year old man working as a Groundskeeper was killed on the job when the employee suffered heart attack and dies

OSHA ID114614.015

Accident Date2019-03-11

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 4:15 p.m. on March 11, 2019, an employee was backing his work truck to align with a trailer he intended to up to. It is believed that the employee suffered a heart attack and died. The employee was later found pulseless and unresponsive in his work truck.

OSHA investigators arrived in La Quinta, CA on Wednesday, March 20th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Desert Sands Unified School District which had occured on Monday, May 14th 2018. A 76 year old Teacher had been injured when the employee suffered shoulder injury while restraining a student

OSHA ID114885.015

Accident Date2018-05-14

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on May 14, 2018, Employee #1 was teaching a special education class. A student tried to bite another student and the employee tried to stop him. During that struggle, the employee injured his shoulder, resulting in a shoulder strain and hospitalization.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, January 8th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Chaska, MN after learning of an incident at 96612 - Isd 112 - Eastern Carver County Athletic Center which had occured on the same day. A 51 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee fell from ladder and was killed

OSHA ID102936.015

Accident Date2018-01-08

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:18 a.m. on January 8, 2018, an employee was working alone in the County Athletic Center maintenance area. The employee utilized an 8 foot stepladder to attach a wire and thermostat to the conduit of a ceiling mounted Reznor heater 12 foot 9 inches above the next walking working surface. The employee stood on the top step and fell 6 foot 8 inches, and landed on the ladder with his back to the ladder fatality and was killed.

Elementary and Secondary Schools

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