Advertising Material Distribution Services

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Advertising Material Distribution Services industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 10,654, The industry has seen a decline of -3.67%. This change put 406 folks onto the unemployment line. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (1048% more) the average for the Advertising and Related Services Industry.

On Friday, October 20th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Mundelein, IL at American Marketing Services And Consultants, Inc.. A 32 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID100036.015
Accident Date2017-10-16
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:11 p.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1 was running an envelope stuffing machine. During operation, the employee noticed that some of the envelopes that were being processed were not closing correctly. She reached into the machine with her right hand to replace the tape that was being used to hold down a flap, while it was still running. Part of the machine caught the employee's and pulled it into a section of chain and sprocket that were not guarded. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
OSHA investigators arrived in EAST RUTHERFORD, NE on Wednesday, January 6th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Allied Building Products, Corp. . A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-01-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was working on the bed of a truck and was attempting to position a V-Board. The employee stepped over shingle skids to strap the load down and fell sideways off the truck, fracturing ribs.
OSHA investigators arrived in OLIVE BRANCH, MI on Sunday, December 27th 2015 and began an accident investigation at Williams-Sononma. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-12-27
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeA fingertip on the employee's left hand was amputated while operating an embroidery machine. The employee's finger was caught between a bar on the machine and the clamp.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
9.51
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 57
Inspection Rate: 0.46
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 7

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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