Offices of Dentists

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Offices of Dentists industry saw employment growth of only 1.97%. There are an average of 7 workers at each of the 129,663 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Ambulatory Health Care Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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On Monday, August 1st 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in GLEN HEAD, NE at BRIAN S. MARGOLIS, D.D.S., P.C.. A had been injured when the fall on same level, unspecified

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-01

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee fell to the floor and suffered a hip fracture.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 19th 2015 by OSHA representitives in BLUE RIDGE, GE after learning of an incident at Georgia Mountain Health which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level, unspecified

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-02-19

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeA worker fractured the wrist and left knee after falling while carrying a tray of dental tools. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in Salisbury, NC on Thursday, December 12th 2013 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at John S. Keadle, Dds, Pa. A Dental assistant had been injured when the employee fell from stepladder and was injured

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OSHA ID202082475

Accident Date2013-11-25

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeOn November 25, 2013, Employee #1 was using a stepladder to change fluorescent light bulbs. As she changed the lights, she lost her balance and fell. Employee #1 sustained unspecified injuries. She was taken to a hospital, where she was treated and then released.