Business Professional Labor Political and Similar Organizations

Industry Summary

The Business Professional Labor Political and Similar Organizations industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.59% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 59,319 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 7 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Religious Grantmaking Civic Professional and Similar Organizations Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Walnut Creek, CA on Tuesday, September 26th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Pegasus Group. A 62 year old woman working as a Accountant was injured on the job when the employee stepped on slippery substance, fell, and sustained
OSHA ID99399.015
Accident Date2017-09-20
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:53 p.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1 was in the basement garage of the employer's building. A hybrid car was parked near the employee's car and she was curious to examine the cord plugged into the wall. While walking towards the car, Employee #1 slipped, fell, and sustained a fractured right hip that required surgery. Employee #1 was hospitalized for her injury. It was noted that there was a slippery substance on the garage floor.
OSHA investigators arrived in Concord, CA on Monday, July 17th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Sierra Pacific Properties Inc.. A 57 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee lacerated hand on rotating fan blade when hand jolt
OSHA ID97394.015
Accident Date2017-07-11
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 2:40 p.m. on July 11, 2017, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was changing a compressor and capacitor in a residential air condition (AC) unit. His finger touched the electrical terminal on a capacitor, causing him to receive an electric shock. Employee #1's hand jolted up and hit the AC's running fan blade. The rotating fan blade caused deep laceration on back of the hand (dorsal side) that cut muscles, ligaments and tendons. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment on the hand laceration and was then hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Avalon, CA on Tuesday, June 27th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Catalina Island Co. A 20 year old Kitchen worker had been injured when the three employees are caught in a butane canister fire and suf
OSHA ID101492.015
Accident Date2017-06-23
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:30 p.m. on June 23, 2017, Employee #1 was changing out his stove's butane canister when the new canister burst open and ignited. Employee #1 and Employee #2 was working by the stove were caught in the flames and burnt their face, hands, and forearms. Employee #3 came to their aid and also burnt his hands and forearms. The fire department were transported to the Santa Catalina Island Hospital were treated for their injuries and transferred to UC Irvine on the mainland.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.24
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 299
100%
Inspection Rate: 0.05
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 10

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