Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 8,899 businesses operating in the Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 183,914 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. On average over the last five years, the Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (10% more) than the broader Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Industry

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, February 27th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Fort Myers, FL after learning of an incident at Fortress Block, Llc which had occured on the same day. A 61 year old had been killed when the

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OSHA ID113988.015

Accident Date2019-02-27

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 9:57 a.m. on February 27, 2019, an employee was using a forklift to deliver concrete blocks to a residential construction site. During work, the forklift tipped over, crushing the employee beneath the forklift's lifting mechanism. The employee was killed.

On Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Denver, NC which had occured previously at 140884 - Dellinger Precast, Inc.. A 22 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID113473.015

Accident Date2019-01-21

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn January 21, 2019, an employee had been working under a cement truck and was trying to unfreeze a brake on the truck. The employee caught his clothing on the drive shaft as it started to rotate when the brake was released. The employee was strangled.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, September 7th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Durant, OK at R.K. Hall Llc. A 45 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee struck and killed by the bucket of a front

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OSHA ID108980.015

Accident Date2018-07-17

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 9:45 a.m. on July 17, 2018, an employee was unhooking a chain that was attached to a concrete block under the bucket of a front end loader. The equipment operator moved bucket downward and struck the employee on the head. The employee sustained a fractured skull and was killed.