Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Industry Summary
Suffering major job losses, employees within the Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 201,431, The industry has seen a decline of -3.48%. This change put 7,252 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Management Scientific and Technical Consulting Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, June 20th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Fairbanks, AK at A B R Inc.. A 28 year old Biological technician had been killed when the employee was attacked by a black bear and was killed
OSHA ID96483.015
Accident Date2017-06-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:00 a.m. on June 18, 2017, an employee was gathering biological samples in a remote area when he was attacked by a black bear. The employee suffered bites, head and neck trauma, resulting in his death.
On Tuesday, September 6th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Grantsburg, WI which had occured previously at Burnett Dairy Cooperative. A 68 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee died of asphyxiation from chlorine gas exposure
OSHA ID88467.015
Accident Date2016-09-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 2:20 pm, on September 01, 2016, an employee was preparing concentrated chemicals to clean the inside of a 1,000 gallon milk/bulk tank at a host farm site for the purpose of correcting milk quality issues related to elevated bacteria levels. He was filling the Surge brand 1,000 gallon milk/bulk tank with hot water at the host farm site. The employee died of asphyxiation due to complications from chlorine gas inhalation injury. The chlorine gas was produced when an acid based cleaner (IBA, FC-350) and chlorine based cleaner (IBA, FC-509"P") reacted with one another.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, October 19th 2015 by OSHA representitives in BRADDOCK, PE which had occured previously at GAP Pollution & Environmental Control, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was acting as a signal person for a driver backing the truck. The employee's left hand was caught between the corner of a building and the truck. The employee underwent surgery to repair a fractured thumb and the surrounding soft tissue.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0.51
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 178
366.7%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9