Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.45%. There are an average of 25 workers at each of the 14,467 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (24% more) than the broader Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Pell City, AL on Friday, April 19th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Garrison Industrial Steel, Llc. A 39 year old Welder had been killed when the
OSHA ID115594.015
Accident Date2019-04-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 2019, an employee was loading steel beams onto a flatbed trailer and was struck by a beam that rolled off of the truck, killing him.
On Tuesday, December 18th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Mobile, AL which had occured previously at Metals Usa Plates And Shapes Southeast, Inc. . A 49 year old man working as a Crane Operator was killed on the job when the employee struck storage rack while falling from ladder and
OSHA ID111962.015
Accident Date2018-12-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:30 a.m. on December 18, 2018, an employee and coworker were loading metal products onto a flatbed trailer. The employee was working from the trailer bed while his coworker was on the ground and he went to leave the trailer by climbing down the portable metal ladder attached to the rub rail. The employee had climbed down 2 or 3 steps and fell from the ladder, striking the metal storage rack alongside the trailer. The employee was transported to the local hospital, where he later died from blunt force trauma to his head.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Montgomery City, MO at Jay Henges Enterprises, Inc.. A 23 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID110965.015
Accident Date2018-11-12
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:00 p.m. on November 12, 2018, an employee was using a rag to clean a roll-coater machine. During cleaning, the rag became caught in the machine's rollers. The employee's right hand was pulled in the rollers, resulting in the amputation of her index finger.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
14.54
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 12285
190.3%
Inspection Rate: 6.78
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 462