Industry Summary
With recent employment losses of over -5.98%, The Agriculture Construction and Mining Machinery Manufacturing industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 236,303 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 251,344 in 2014. All told there are a total of 4,113 businesses in operation with the Agriculture Construction and Mining Machinery Manufacturing industry. On average over the last five years, the Agriculture Construction and Mining Machinery Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (17% more) than the broader Machinery Manufacturing Industry
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Revere, MA after learning of an incident at Maxim Crane Works, L.P. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old Construction laborer had been killed when the
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Revere, MA after learning of an incident at Maxim Crane Works, L.P. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a Construction laborer was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Revere, MA after learning of an incident at Maxim Crane Works, L.P. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a Construction laborer was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-02-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, three employees were securing a fabric wind screen at ground level. During work, a multiport aluminum posts were knocked off the fourth floor when a tower crane was repositioning a load of decking floor supports and made contact with a load of aluminum posts. All three employees were struck by the falling posts, resulting in one being killed and the other two hospitalized.