Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 20,074 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.47%. The most recent numbers show a total of 127,583 businesses currently operating in the Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Retail Trade Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Thursday, October 13th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lyndhurst, NJ which had occured previously at Rrl Ralph Lauren. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
Accident Date2016-09-30
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was replacing a light bulb, lost their balance and fell from the ladder sustaining a head injury.
OSHA investigators arrived in SALEM, NE on Tuesday, August 16th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Marshalls. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Accident Date2016-08-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee tripped over another employee's foot and fell fracturing a hip.
On Friday, August 5th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in PITTSBURGH, PE which had occured previously at Nordstrom Rack. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to slipping
Accident Date2016-08-05
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee slipped on the gravel in the parking lot and fell, suffering an elbow injury.