Architectural Engineering and Related Services

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Architectural Engineering and Related Services industry saw employment growth of only 2.17%. There are an average of 11 workers at each of the 128,954 establishments in the United States. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

On Tuesday, December 4th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Carmel, IN at 109175 - Alt And Witzig Engineering Incorporated. A 48 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113655.015
Accident Date2018-12-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:00 a.m. on December 3, 2018, Employee #1 was operating a Diedrich D50 Drill Serial #423 to gather soil samples from a potential future construction site. The auger was brought out of the soil and while wearing leather gloves, Employee #1 used their hands to clean soil from the auger while it was still operating. Employee #1's hand became entangled in the auger and was drawn into/around the auger and against the machine. Employee #2, an assistant and not an operator, hit the e-stop and called 911. Employee #1 was pronounced deceased at the scene.
OSHA investigators arrived in Pasadena, CA on Tuesday, October 30th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Tetra Tech, Inc.. A 54 year old Forestry worker had been killed when the
OSHA ID110526.015
Accident Date2018-10-29
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:11 a.m. on October 29, 2018, three employees were in the process of walking Primary Electrical Lines inspecting and surveying hazards to future tree trimming operations. The employees were walking up an incline at a slow pace while surveying the tree line when Employee #1 collapsed. Employee #1 was walking a slow pace up the incline as they surveyed the tree line, wearing a long sleeve shirt, canvas pants, and a high visibility vest, and carried a cell phone and 2 rolls of tape. The coroners report stated that the cause of death Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.
On Wednesday, October 31st 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Baton Rouge, LA after learning of an incident at 60334 - Jm Test Systems Inc which had occured on Wednesday, October 24th 2018. A 47 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee was found unresponsive at hotel room
OSHA ID110590.015
Accident Date2018-10-24
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn October 24, 2018, an employee had been performing field service lab testing and did not show up for work at the facility. Hotel staff opened the employee's room door and found him unresponsive. The employee was pronounced dead at 9:30 a.m.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.07
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 2736
Inspection Rate: 0.17
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 236