Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance industry saw employment growth of only 2.04%. There are an average of 3 workers at each of the 21,591 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Repair and Maintenance Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 15th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Santa Fe Springs, CA at Crd Industrial Sales. 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 at Royal Service Air-Conditioning Inc. 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.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, September 14th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX at Guinco Enterprises Corp.. A 26 year old Technician had been killed 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.