Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 5,186 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.06%. The most recent numbers show a total of 5,539 businesses currently operating in the Direct Life Insurance Carriers industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Direct Life Health and Medical Insurance Carriers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Monday, June 6th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in COLUMBUS, OH after learning of an incident at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Accident Date2016-06-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about 6/6/16, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was using the stairway between the first and second floors when she tripped and struck her head on the hand rail and then on the top step. She suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.