Navigational Services to Shipping

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Navigational Services to Shipping industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 18,591, The industry has seen a decline of -3.36%. This change put 646 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Support Activities for Water Transportation Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, September 23rd 2016 by OSHA representitives in HENDERSON, CO after learning of an incident at Fed Ex Freight which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the overexertion in lifting-single episode
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-23
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee bent over to lift up a handle to raise a dolly. When he came back up, he felt a pop in his back. He was hospitalized for a herniated disc in his back.
OSHA investigators arrived in Pecos, TX on Wednesday, June 1st 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Rough Ground Services, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, May 31st 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the vehicle or machinery fire
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-05-31
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was loading produced water and conducting a vehicle inspection when the truck caught on fire. The employee suffered burns to his face and both hands.
On Friday, May 20th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Houston, TX which had occured previously at Kirby Inland Marine, Lp . A had been injured when the exposure to environmental heat
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-05-13
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was disconnecting a vapor line and a cargo hose that contained trichlor ethylene when his knees buckled and he stumbled. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
7.37
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 93
450%
Inspection Rate: 0.34
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9

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