Brick Stone and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
Industry Summary
The Brick Stone and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 50,827 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 53,077, an increase of 4.43%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in Long Island City, NY on Tuesday, February 5th 2019 and began an accident investigation at Michael Angelo Marble & Stone, Llc. A 59 year old man working as a Driver-sales worker was killed on the job when the
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.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 7th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Scranton, PA at Arley Wholesale, Inc.. A 23 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
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.
On Thursday, October 5th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Livermore, CA after learning of an incident at Arizona Tile, L.L.C. which had occured on the same day. A 31 year old Crane had been injured when the
OSHA ID104121.015
Accident Date2017-10-05
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on October 5, 2017, an employee was setting a bundle of soapstone slabs on one of the client's A-Frame racks stationed next to the truck mounted crane. The employee disengaged one end of two 19 foot 2 inch polyester fabric slings from the crane hook and pulled the slings out from under the load. The employee was struck by and crushed under the slabs weighing approximately 6,481 pounds when they fell. The employee suffered crushing injuries to his pelvis and legs which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. The employee was transported to and treated at the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa, California.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
8.24
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 746
414.3%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 43