Industry Summary
With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 664,334 businesses operating in the Individual and Family Services industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 2,111,999 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Social Assistance Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 9th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Eagle Rock, CA after learning of an incident at Hillsides which had occured on Thursday, February 15th 2018. A 37 year old woman working as a Supervisor was injured on the job when the
Accident Date2018-02-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on February 15, 2018, an employee was looking for a client. She slipped on wet grass and fell. The employee fractured her right ankle and dislocated her elbow.
OSHA investigators arrived in Bakersfield, CA on Tuesday, June 6th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Boys & Girls Club Foundation Of Kern County . A 20 year old Teachers' aide had been injured when the employee was lightheaded during hot day overseeing children's
Accident Date2017-05-23
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:13 p.m. on May 23, 2017, an employee was overseeing some children activities at an elementary school during a hot day and began to feel faint. The employee felt as is she was going to pass out and was dizzy. The employee was observed by a coworker throwing up in a classroom and she felt lightheaded. The employee was brought to the cafeteria to cool off and an ambulance responded. The employee was assessed and found dehydrated. The employee was hospitalized.
On Friday, March 3rd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Camarillo, CA which had occured previously at Casa Pacifica Centers For Children & Families. A 57 year old Child care worker had been injured when the employee trips and fell on concrete walkway and fractured l
Accident Date2017-02-21
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 7:15 a.m. on February 21, 2017, an employee was walking toward her vehicle. The employee tripped on the section of raised concrete in the walkway. She fractured her left leg femur for which she was hospitalized.