Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 201,360 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 209,426, an increase of 4.01%. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (219% more) the average for the Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods Industry.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, February 5th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Long Island City, NY after learning of an incident at Michael Angelo Marble & Stone, Llc which had occured on Monday, February 4th 2019. A 59 year old Driver-sales worker had been killed when the

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OSHA ID113347.015

Accident Date2019-02-04

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:45 a.m. on February 4, 2019, an employee was unloading marble slabs from a truck and the slabs fell from truck and struck the employee in the chest. The employee was killed.

On Thursday, December 6th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Camden, AR which had occured previously at Victory Lumber Llc. A 48 year old had been killed when the employee was crushed by front end loader

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OSHA ID111742.015

Accident Date2018-12-06

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on December 6, 2018, an employee was repairing a hydraulic leak on a John Deer Front end loader. The employee was working under the raised bucket of the front end loader when he drained the hydraulic fluid, causing the bucket to fall and crush the employee. The employee was killed.

OSHA investigators arrived in Scranton, PA on Wednesday, November 7th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Arley Wholesale, Inc.. A 23 year old had been killed when the

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OSHA ID110766.015

Accident Date2018-11-07

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:08 a.m. on November 7, 2018, an employee was using an orderpicker truck to pull orders from warehouse shelving. The employee raised the orderpicker platform to approximately 15 feet to pull an order when he fell. The employee was not tied off and fell off the platform to the concrete ground level below. He was killed from a skull fracture and subarachnoid hemorrhage.