Religious Organizations
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 187,608 workers employed at 22,920 Religious Organizations establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 878 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 8 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (192% more) the average for the Religious Grantmaking Civic Professional and Similar Organizations Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in South Saint Paul, MN on Friday, September 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at 98139 - Church Of St Patrick which had occured on Wednesday, July 18th 2018. A 78 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID109829.015
Accident Date2018-07-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn June 8, 2018, an employee was mowing an area of a cemetery with a slope of twenty-two degree that was near a retaining wall. While near the retaining wall, the tractor became stuck. The employee dismounted the tractor and retrieved a zero turn mower from the cemetery garage to tow the stuck lawn mower. As the employee towed the stuck mower, the zero turn mower went over the edge of the retaining wall. The zero turn mower overturned and the employee received broken ribs, a punctured lung, and nerve damage to his right arm. The employee was admitted to a nearby hospital and remained there for 40 days for treatment. However, the employee's condition did not approve and he died on July 18, 2018.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, December 12th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Des Moines, IA which had occured previously at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A 77 year old man working as a Janitor was killed on the job when the employee fell from stairs and died dayed later
OSHA ID101433.015
Accident Date2017-12-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:40 a.m. on December 3, 2017, an employee was talking with a coworker who was standing at the bottom of the staircase. The employee fell to his right and over the stair rail, falling approximately 8 feet before landing on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with multiple internal injuries and broken bones. The employee died 5 days later.
On Friday, October 27th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Clovis, CA after learning of an incident at Central California Conference Of Seventh Day Adventist which had occured on Monday, October 23rd 2017. A 55 year old woman working as a Food Cleanup Worker was injured on the job when the employee was thrown from golf cart and fractured leg
OSHA ID100238.015
Accident Date2017-10-23
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on October 18, 2017, an employee was riding in a golf cart and had her legs on its dash. The golf cart struck a tent stake and threw the employee out of the cab. The employee fractured her left leg and was taken to the hospital for treatment and was hospitalized.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
1.77
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 357
69.2%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 40