Libraries and Archives
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Libraries and Archives industry saw employment growth of only 1.62%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 2,086 establishments in the United States.
On Wednesday, August 24th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Denver, CO which had occured previously at Iron Mountain Inc. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-23
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was stacking boxes of documents on a pallet when he fell 16 feet through an opening in an adjacent guardrail to the concrete floor below. He fractured his right patella, left elbow, left wrist and humerus, facial bones, and left femur. He also suffered head lacerations.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 22nd 2014 by OSHA representitives in Ukiah, CA after learning of an incident at Mendocino County Ukiah Library which had occured on Thursday, January 9th 2014. A employee working as a Librarian was injured on the job when the employee fractured neck in trip and fall incident
OSHA ID202676243
Accident Date2014-01-09
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 2:30 pm. on January 9, 2014, Employee #1, at Mendocino County Ukiah Library was seated at the front desk when she stood up to assist a patron, and as the employee took a step, she tripped over the cash register's electrical cord and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to Ukiah Valley Medical Center by ambulance, where she was treated for a right femoral neck fracture. The employee was hospitalized for seven days.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
1.2
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 455
120%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2