Construction Transportation Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 1,699 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.19%. The most recent numbers show a total of 6,473 businesses currently operating in the Construction Transportation Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing industry. On average over the last five years, the Construction Transportation Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (5% more) than the broader Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing Industry

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 by OSHA representitives in Phoenix, AZ which had occured previously at Sunstate Equipment Co., Llc. A 36 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the employee died from unknown caused while changing fork lift w

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OSHA ID109750.015

Accident Date2018-10-03

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on October 3, 2018, an employee was changing out a broken rim and the wheel on a fork lift and was found slumped unresponsive over the tire. The employee died from unknown causes.

OSHA investigators arrived in Massillon, OH on Thursday, September 6th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at 108902 - E Tank Ltd. A 27 year old employee had been killed when the one employee was killed and the second suffered fractured leg

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OSHA ID109071.015

Accident Date2018-09-06

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 2:50 p.m. on September 6, 2018, two employees were working on a pressurized tank and the tank exploded. One employee was killed and the second employee was hospitalized with a lower left leg fracture.

On Monday, January 8th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Escondido, CA after learning of an incident at Toolshed Equipment Rental which had occured on Thursday, November 9th 2017. A 41 year old Mechanical control had been injured when the

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OSHA ID105276.015

Accident Date2017-11-09

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:51 a.m. on November 9, 2017, Employee #1, a mechanic, was testing the left side hydraulic drive system of a Bobcat T650 skid steer. A coworker was seated inside the skid steer, as the operator, with it running. The lever for the left hydraulic gear was engaged, but the left hydraulic drive system they intended to repair was not responding. While Employee #1 was troubleshooting the problem, the skid steer suddenly jumped into motion, striking and knocking him down. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured left ankle, which required surgery. Employee #1 was released four days later.