Engineering Services
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Engineering Services industry saw employment growth of only 2.6%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 71,160 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Engineering Services industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (17% more) than the broader Architectural Engineering and Related Services Industry
OSHA investigators arrived in Carmel, IN on Tuesday, December 4th 2018 and began an accident investigation at 109175 - Alt And Witzig Engineering Incorporated. A 48 year old employee had been killed 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.
On Wednesday, December 20th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Chester, VA after learning of an incident at 136729 - Industrial Turnaround Corporation which had occured on Tuesday, December 19th 2017. A 75 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID102366.015
Accident Date2017-12-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn December 19, 2017, an employee was supervising the excavation of a hole for a concrete foundation being dug out by a coworker. The employee was standing near the excavation and was struck by the excavator's back end when his coworker began to rotate the excavator's bucket. The employee was knocked into the 15 foot deep hole. The employee died later from his injuries.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 20th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Chester, VA at 136729 - Industrial Turnaround Corporation. A 75 year old employee had been killed when the
OSHA ID102366.015
Accident Date2017-12-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn December 19, 2017, an employee was supervising the excavation of a hole for a concrete foundation being dug out by a coworker. The employee was standing near the excavation and was struck by the excavator's back end when his coworker began to rotate the excavator's bucket. The employee was knocked into the 15 foot deep hole. The employee died later from his injuries.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
1.26
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1291
217.5%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 110