Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services

Industry Summary

The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 8,762 new hires were taken in by the 15,885 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Personal Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Sunday, January 14th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in West Monroe, LA after learning of an incident at The Happy Hound Hotel, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, January 9th 2018. A 53 year old Animal caretaker had been killed 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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Rancho Cucamonga, CA on Thursday, November 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at City Of Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care And Services Department. A 37 year old man working as a Animal caretaker was injured on the job 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 investigators arrived in Chicago, IL on Monday, July 31st 2017 and began an accident investigation at City Of Chicago - Animal Care And Control. A 44 year old man working as a Veterinarian was injured on the job when the employee's fingertip was amputated after dog bite
OSHA ID97670.015
Accident Date2017-07-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:00 a.m. on July 25, 2017, Employee #1 was crouching down in front of a dog cage to administer its prescribed medication. The employee lost his balance, fell backwards, and grabbed the cage behind him with his gloved right hand. Employee #1 received a bite from the dog inside the cage behind him, Number A167260. The employee's right index finger tip had to be amputated due to the dog bite.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.63
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 505
104.8%
Inspection Rate: 0.41
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 7

Injury

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