Personal and Laundry Services

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Personal and Laundry Services industry saw employment growth of only 2.68%. There are an average of 7 workers at each of the 209,567 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Services (except Public Administration) Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in West Monroe, LA on Sunday, January 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at The Happy Hound Hotel, Inc.. A 53 year old woman working as a Animal caretaker was killed on the job when the employee was killed when attached by pit bull dog
OSHA ID102198.015
Accident Date2018-01-09
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:00 p.m. on January 9, 2018, Employee #1 was walking an 87 pound Pit Bull dog for the second time that evening. Either during the walk, or after just returning from the walk, the dog attacked Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed as a result of their injuries.
On Monday, December 18th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Saint Louis, MO at Alsco Inc. A 57 year old Not Applicable had been injured when the employee's arm was caught in clothes folding machine and frac
OSHA ID101582.015
Accident Date2017-12-06
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:30 a.m. on December 6, 2017, an employee was using a folding machine on a circular table. The employee caught his right hand in the machine and had his arm pulled into to it. The employee fractured his right forearm and was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Rancho Cucamonga, CA on Thursday, November 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation at City Of Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care And Services Department. A 37 year old Animal caretaker had been injured when the employee was attacked by dog
OSHA ID105695.015
Accident Date2017-11-21
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:15 p.m. on November 21, 2017, an animal caretaker was attempting to handle a pit bull and corral the dog into a cage, when the dog attacked the caretaker, resulting in dog bites to the arms, stomach, and abdomen.

OSHA Inspection Activity

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5 Year Average
0.83
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 4744
171.7%
Inspection Rate: 0.15
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 122

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