Industry Summary
The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 1,153 new hires were taken in by the 544 establishments doing business in this industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, October 6th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Sacramento, CA at Xpo Logistics. A 62 year old man working as a Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer was killed on the job when the employee collapsed at job site from heart attack
Accident Date2016-10-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:52 a.m. on October 5, 2016, an employee was walking towards or away from a truck. The employee collapsed from a heart attack. Emergency services responded but the employee could not be revived.
On Friday, June 17th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in CLEBURNE, TE which had occured previously at Thurman Transportation. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
Accident Date2016-06-17
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was working on a trailer gate air ram. A pin was too small for the arm of the ram, so the employee attempted to remove the pin. When the pin was removed, the ram moved and amputated his right-hand middle finger.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, June 14th 2016 by OSHA representitives in ORLANDO, FL after learning of an incident at UPS which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the exposure to environmental heat
Accident Date2016-06-14
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was delivering packages on his route when he began to feel nauseous and experienced cramping due to heat stress.