Independent Artists Writers and Performers

Industry Summary

The Independent Artists Writers and Performers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.2% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 24,474 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 2 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Performing Arts Spectator Sports and Related Industries Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

Most Common Violations
Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in Boca Raton, FL on Monday, October 24th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Douglas Hoekzema which had occured on the same day. A 36 year old man working as a Art was injured on the job when the employee was killed in fall from scaffold

OSHA ID89922.015

Accident Date2016-10-24

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeOn October 24, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., an Employee was working from a swing stage scaffold when painting the exterior wall of a building when the scaffold fell to the ground. The employee fell along with the scaffold and was killed.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, October 24th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Boca Raton, FL after learning of an incident at Douglas Hoekzema which had occured on the same day. A 32 year old man working as a Painter was killed on the job when the employee was killed in fall from scaffold

OSHA ID89922.015

Accident Date2016-10-24

Accident DegreeFatality

OSHA investigators arrived in ATLANTA, GE on Monday, March 28th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Bonanza Production, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the contact with objected and equipment, n.e.c.

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-03-28

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was operating a power platform stake bed truck to unload production equipment. The employee's left index finger became caught on the equipment, amputating the fingertip at the first knuckle.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average

0.96

Last 12 Months

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 110

50%

Inspection Rate: 0.04
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

Injured Body Part