Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 102,023 workers employed at 16,558 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 14 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 6 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Repair and Maintenance Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, May 17th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Jonesboro, AR which had occured previously at Jerry Hunt. A 34 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-05-16
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 4:45 p.m. on May 16, 2019, an employee was installing an antenna on top of a radio tower. The employee was killed when he unclipped and fell from the tower in an attempt to reposition.
OSHA investigators arrived in Elmendorf Afb, AK on Monday, October 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Arctec Alaska which had occured on Thursday, October 26th 2017. A 62 year old man working as a Technician was killed on the job when the employee fell from cliff while responding to a crash site a
Accident Date2017-10-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on October 26, 2017, an employee was driving a Ford F350 pickup and was turning around on a steep and narrow road to reach a crash site. The employee backed the pickup off of a cliff and was killed from multiple blunt force trauma.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 by OSHA representitives in Hermitage, AR which had occured previously at Mann'S Tower Service, Inc.. A 44 year old man working as a Telecomm: Equipment Install/Repair was killed on the job when the employee fell and was fatality injured
Accident Date2016-11-02
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on November 2, 2016, and employee was replacing jumper cables. Th e employee fell and was fatally injured.