General Rental Centers

Industry Summary

The General Rental Centers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.38% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 4,184 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 9 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Rental and Leasing Services Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in El Cajon, CA on Tuesday, February 7th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at East County Biz Center which had occured on Saturday, February 4th 2017. A 50 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee fell from ladder and was injured
OSHA ID94721.015
Accident Date2017-02-04
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on February 4, 2017, an employee was on an extension ladder about 15 feet up painting window trim. The left leg of the ladder failed. The employee fell about 4 or 5 feet and was struck by the falling ladder and sustained contusions on his face, and bruising to the lower back from the fall.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, February 10th 2016 by OSHA representitives in NAPOLEON, OH at Rent A Center. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Accident Date2016-02-10
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about February 10, 2016, an employee was hospitalized with a left rib/lung area injury after falling from the tailgate of a delivery truck to the ground.
OSHA investigators arrived in AUSTIN, TE on Thursday, July 16th 2015 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Top Gun Equipment Rentals Inc. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Accident Date2015-07-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was pushing a piece of 750-pound equipment up a 30- to 40-degree slope. The equipment rolled back onto him, fracturing his ribs, collarbone, and left femur. He was hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.14
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 202
200%
Inspection Rate: 0.26
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 8

Location of Accident

Task being performed