Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 2,626,368 workers employed at 36,357 Executive Legislative and Other General Government Support establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 4,015 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 72 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Public Administration Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in San Andreas, CA on Monday, March 18th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Calaveras County Public Works. A 58 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-03-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on March 18, 2019, an employee was operating a brush chipper. He was working alongside a county rode with a crew to clean roadside debris. As the employee was working, a large downed pine tree that was located uphill from where he was standing began rolling towards him. The rolling tree hit the employee and both the employee and the tree rolled down an embankment. The employee was crushed and killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 5th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Barceloneta, PR which had occured previously at Municipio De Barceloneta. A 48 year old man working as a Waste/Debris Collector was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-12-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 4:30 a.m. on December 5, 2018, an employee was collecting domestic garbage. The employee was struck and killed by a motor vehicle.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 24th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Glens Falls, NY at City Of Glens Falls . A 85 year old man working as a Crossing guard was killed on the job when the crossing guard collapsed and later dies
Accident Date2018-01-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:15 a.m. on January 10, 2018, an employee was working as a Crossing Guard. For an unknown reason, the employee collapsed while in the middle of an intersection. The employee was hospitalized and later died.