Media Representatives
Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 717 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -2.77%. The most recent numbers show a total of 3,613 businesses currently operating in the Media Representatives industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Advertising and Related Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in IRVING, TE on Tuesday, March 15th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at TIME WARNER CABLE which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-repetitive or prolonged
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-03-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeDuring a sales blitz activity, an employee participated in one of the 'minute to win it' games. The game involves a small Kleenex box with balls in it and a ribbon that goes around the waist, and the player has to twist their waist to get the balls to come out. As the employee twisted her waist, she injured her knee.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 4th 2013 by OSHA representitives in Los Angeles, CA which had occured previously at Philippine Media Inc. A employee had been injured when the employee fell off ladder, injured back and pelvis
OSHA ID202546461
Accident Date2013-11-05
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 4:25 p.m. on November 5, 2013, Employee #1, with Philippine Media Inc., was installing Western Union Signs on the exterior wall of a property. Employee #1 was using an extension ladder to gain access and affix the two signs at an elevated location. To prevent slipping, the president of this media company, and supervisor of Employee #1, was holding the ladder during the installation of the first sign. During the installation of the second Western Union sign at approximately 15.25 ft, the president held the ladder only in the beginning and then suddenly left. Employee #1 was inserting the last bolts, as the ladder started to slide. As a result, Employee #1 fell to the ground about 15 feet and landed on his back, hitting the parking block. He was hospitalized and required back and pelvic surgeries.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0.65
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 16
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2