Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services

Industry Summary

The Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 634,408 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 657,822, an increase of 3.69%. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

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OSHA investigators arrived in North Fond Du Lac, WI on Thursday, July 6th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at All Tools Ndt Inspection Service, Llc. A 20 year old Technician had been killed when the

OSHA ID96894.015

Accident Date2017-07-06

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on July 6, 2017, an employee was positioning an x-ray scanning head onto a pipe joint section to be inspected. While a worker began performing the NDI inspection of a neighboring 32 foot section of drill pipe joints, weighing 1,500 pounds, it rolled from a jack it had been supported by. The employee was crushed and killed by the fallen pipe section.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, February 14th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Edinburg, TX at Palm Valley Animal Center. A 22 year old Animal caretaker had been injured when the employee was bit on the hand by a possum

OSHA ID93424.015

Accident Date2017-02-02

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:00 p.m. on February 2, 2017, an employee was removing a possum from a cage to prepare it for euthanasia. The possum got loose and bit the employee on the dorsal part of the hand.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 16th 2016 by OSHA representitives in BELTON, TE after learning of an incident at Katmai Government Services which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the stings and venomous bites

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-16

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was bitten by a venomous rattlesnake while pulling out weeds, suffering a hand laceration.

Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services

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