Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking Local

Industry Summary

The Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking Local industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.65% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 28,720 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 8 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Specialized Freight Trucking Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Hubbard, OR on Wednesday, February 6th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Metro Machinery Rigging Inc. A 42 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113403.015
Accident Date2019-02-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on February 5, 2019, an employee was guiding a forklift operator to load 10 ton counterweights onto a tractor trailer. During the lifting operation, the employee placed his head between two stacks of counterweights and signaled to the forklift operator to lift the counterweight. As the load was raised, the counterweights shifted, crushing the employee's head. The employee was killed as a result of his injury.
OSHA investigators arrived in Hubbard, OR on Wednesday, February 6th 2019 and began an accident investigation at Metro Machinery Rigging Inc. A 42 year old had been killed when the
OSHA ID113403.015
Accident Date2019-02-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on February 5, 2019, an employee was guiding a forklift operator to load 10 ton counterweights onto a tractor trailer. During the lifting operation, the employee placed his head between two stacks of counterweights and signaled to the forklift operator to lift the counterweight. As the load was raised, the counterweights shifted, crushing the employee's head. The employee was killed as a result of his injury.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 30th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Orlando, FL at Eleguas Trucking Inc. A 36 year old Truck driver had been killed when the
OSHA ID113236.015
Accident Date2019-01-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:20 a.m. on January 26, 2019, an employee was washing/cleaning the top of the truck cab and the cab projection of the dump body while standing on the chassis of the truck in between the cab and body.The employee asked a coworker to raise the body so he could remove himself from that area, but instead of the body being raised, it came down because the truck was not on, crushing and killing the employee.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
4.86
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 1251
140%
Inspection Rate: 0.23
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 132

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