Home and Garden Equipment and Appliance Repair and Maintenance

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Home and Garden Equipment and Appliance Repair and Maintenance industry saw employment growth of only 2.37%. There are an average of 4 workers at each of the 6,182 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Home and Garden Equipment and Appliance Repair and Maintenance industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (29% more) than the broader Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance Industry

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The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 15th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Santa Fe Springs, CA after learning of an incident at Crd Industrial Sales which had occured on Thursday, November 2nd 2017. A 59 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee was discussing job and suffered finger amputations wh

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OSHA ID105320.015

Accident Date2017-11-02

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on November 2, 2017, an employee was evaluating a job and was standing near a table saw when a coworker turned the saw on. The employee was caught by the saw's blade and amputated several fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in San Gabriel, CA on Friday, October 13th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Royal Service Air-Conditioning Inc which had occured on Wednesday, August 30th 2017. A 30 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee sustained smoke inhalation due to a fire in a room

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OSHA ID102685.015

Accident Date2017-08-30

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on August 30, 2018, an employee sustained smoke inhalation due to a fire in the room where air conditioning units were being installed.

On Wednesday, September 14th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fort Worth, TX which had occured previously at Guinco Enterprises Corp.. A 26 year old man working as a Technician was killed on the job when the employee was electrocuted while performing repairs in a dryer

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OSHA ID88583.015

Accident Date2016-09-13

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 13, 2016, an employee was performing repairs on a stackable dryer unit and he was electrocuted.