Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 807 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.13%. The most recent numbers show a total of 954 businesses currently operating in the Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in Baytown, TX on Friday, December 7th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Jindal Saw Usa, Llc. A 40 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the

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OSHA ID111633.015

Accident Date2018-12-07

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on December 7, 2018, an employee was preparing to do welding on the rollers in the quenching water tank operations area. The equipment was not locked out, and the employee tripped the motion sensors that allowed for movement of press near wash/drying area, while employee was in a working position. He was crushed by the downward movement of press and was killed from internal bleeding.

OSHA investigators arrived in Baton Rouge, LA on Wednesday, October 17th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Performance Contractors, Inc. A 27 year old Pipelayer had been killed when the employee fell 80 feet and was killed

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OSHA ID110111.015

Accident Date2018-10-16

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 7:25 a.m. on October 16, 2018, an employee went to the second level of an exchanger and fell 80 feet to a platform that was approximately 20 feet from the ground. The employee was killed.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 20th 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Antonio, TX at U.S. Pipe. A 59 year old Machine operator had been injured when the

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OSHA ID101648.015

Accident Date2017-12-19

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 19, 2017, an employee was cleaning his work area and was struck by a forklift, fracturing his arm. The employee was hospitalized.