Funeral Homes and Funeral Services

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Funeral Homes and Funeral Services industry saw employment growth of only 1.52%. There are an average of 8 workers at each of the 14,021 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Death Care Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Monday, October 17th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Rock Springs, WY after learning of an incident at Vase Funeral Home Inc. which had occured on Thursday, October 13th 2016. A 60 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee caught under a dump box, was asphyxiated and killed
OSHA ID91279.015
Accident Date2016-10-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on October 13, 2016, an employee was tightening a hydraulic hose on a dump box 1980 Ford F-350 with a 24 inch crescent wrench and a 12 inch pipe wrench. The employee raised the dump box, noticed the leaking hose, and leaned over the truck frame to tighten the connection. The employee turned the fitting the wrong way which caused the line to loose pressure and the dump box to lower onto the employee. The employee was caught under the box and killed by asphyxiation.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, August 11th 2016 by OSHA representitives in OCALA, FL after learning of an incident at Roberts Funeral Homes which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was cleaning the debris off of a pitched roof when he fell from the eave onto the lower flat roof (fell about 5 feet), breaking his pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
On Wednesday, July 15th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Overland Park, KS at Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.. A had been injured when the fall on same level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-07-13
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was found unconscious on the floor of the manufacturing area. It is believed the employee may have fallen against a mold/form used to make burial mounds. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of lacerations to his forehead and possible cracked vertebrae in his neck.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.47
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 456
227.3%
Inspection Rate: 0.12
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 7

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