Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Industry Summary
The Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.17% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 2,348 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 47 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in North Platte, NE on Thursday, November 8th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Western Engineering Co., Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, November 7th 2018. A 28 year old Laborer had been killed when the
OSHA ID110816.015
Accident Date2018-11-07
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on November 7, 2018, Employee #1 was working at an asphalt production plant and preparing to take the temperature of asphalt entering the slat conveyor chute from a mixing drum with a shovel and a metal bucket. Employee #1 reached in to the open feed chute of a chain driven asphalt drag/slat conveyor, likely to retrieve a dropped sample bucket. Employee #1 was pulled by his arm into the unguarded drag/slat conveyor. He was also almost completely covered with hot asphalt. The employee was killed from head and torso crushing injuries along with severe burns from hot asphalt.
On Saturday, September 22nd 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Miami, FL at General Asphalt Co., Inc.. A 28 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was killed on the job when the employee fell into a chain driven conveyor and was killed
OSHA ID109417.015
Accident Date2018-09-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:45 a.m. on September 22, 2018, an employee was lubricating the parts on a chain driven drag conveyor. The employee fell into the conveyor, resulting in a fatality with multiple trauma and loss of limbs.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, December 4th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Monessen, PA which had occured previously at Arcelormittal Monessen, Llc. A 60 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the employee was struck by a moving transport car and suffered fra
OSHA ID101222.015
Accident Date2017-12-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:45 p.m. on December 3, 2017, an employee was retrieving an air lance from a moving Larry Car and was caught between it and a stationary object. The employee suffered a fractured spine and was killed.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
16.88
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1693
274.4%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 165