Industry Summary
With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 140,245 businesses operating in the Insurance Agencies and Brokerages industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 760,880 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Agencies Brokerages and Other Insurance Related Activities Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Tuesday, May 10th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in SIOUX FALLS, SO which had occured previously at Avera Health Plan. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Accident Date2016-05-10
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was walking down the stairs when she missed the last step and fell to the floor, fracturing her left ankle and requiring surgery.
OSHA investigators arrived in RIVERVIEW, FL on Wednesday, April 6th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other jump to lower level, unspecified
Accident Date2016-04-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was on the ground, holding onto an aerial lift. The coworker in the aerial lift did not realize the other employee was holding onto the basket, and he lifted the lift. The employee let go and fell to the ground, fracturing the left ankle and requiring hospitalization.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 11th 2015 by OSHA representitives in EARTH CITY, MI at State Farm. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Accident Date2015-11-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn November 11, 2015 at approximately 12:15 pm smoke from an electrical fire in the building activated the fire alarm. An announcement was made over the PA system that it was a false alarm, so employee(s) remained at their work stations. Moments later the employee(s) were told to exit the building. The fire department was called and arrived on scene (for approximately 30 minutes). The employee coughed for the remainder of the day and the rest of the night. Due to difficulty breathing and excessive coughing the employee sought care at the emergency room. She was admitted.