Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels)
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 2,611 workers employed at 274 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 25 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 10 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Support Activities for Mining Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in GALVESTON, TE on Thursday, September 1st 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Offshore Technical Solutions which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-01
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee and a crane operator were preparing to lift a cutter head (tool) into a transport rack. The crane operator picked up the tool and the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point between the tool and the transport rack resulting in the amputation of the right index fingertip.
OSHA investigators arrived in INGLESIDE, TE on Wednesday, February 24th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at CCC Group. A had been injured when the struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-02-24
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was unloading a metal table from a trailer with coworkers when the table flipped and landed on top of the employee. The employee was crushed and required hospitalization.
OSHA investigators arrived in Knightsen, CA on Tuesday, November 26th 2013 and began an accident investigation at Rivers Edge Construction. A Excavating had been killed when the employee fell off river barge with equipment and drowns
OSHA ID201511003
Accident Date2013-11-25
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 1:15 p.m. on November 25, 2013, Employee #1 had loaded an excavator onto a river barge that was being transported away from an island. A tugboat was pulling the barge. Employee #1 was inside the cab of the excavator as the tugboat moved the barge along. The barge may have stuck a sand bar that caused the excavator to fall off the barge and overturn in approximately 15 ft of water. The cab was buried in fine silt, which trapped Employee #1 and caused him to drown. Search and rescue divers extracted his body hours after the incident.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
19.03
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 48
-57.1%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4