Direct Insurance (except Life Health and Medical) Carriers

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Direct Insurance (except Life Health and Medical) Carriers industry saw employment growth of only 1.5%. There are an average of 29 workers at each of the 18,845 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Insurance Carriers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Wednesday, November 1st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Greenwich, CT which had occured previously at W. R. Berkley Corporation. A 29 year old woman working as a Accountant was injured on the job when the employee was hospitalized after exposure to carbon monoxide
OSHA ID100645.015
Accident Date2017-10-24
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:09 p.m. on October 24, 2017, an employee was working at an insurance agency. She and her coworker were working in an office building. During the day, some workers began to complain of feeling ill. Exhaust gases from the boiler were entering the fresh air intake to the building. The exhaust gases contained carbon monoxide. The employee was exposed to the carbon monoxide and she was hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, September 20th 2016 by OSHA representitives in OMAHA, NE which had occured previously at American Family Mutual Insurance Company. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was climbing onto a roof from the ladder. His foot slipped on the granules from the roof shingles and he fell 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured L4 vertebrae and a torn ACL.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, March 23rd 2016 by OSHA representitives in Columbia, MO after learning of an incident at State Farm Insurance which had occured on Monday, March 21st 2016. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-03-21
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was conducting a roof inspection when she fell off a ladder to the ground, fracturing her skull and pelvis and losing consciousness.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.21
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 66
-71.4%
Inspection Rate: 0.03
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 10

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