Electronics and Appliance Stores

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 48,098 businesses operating in the Electronics and Appliance Stores industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 515,050 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. 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.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, August 23rd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Richfield, MN which had occured previously at Best Buy Co., Inc. Dba Mn Best Buy Co., Inc.. A 20 year old Sales worker had been injured when the employee fell from elevated work platform and suffered multi

OSHA ID98388.015

Accident Date2017-08-09

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 9:49 p.m. on August 9, 2017, an employee was using an electric lift with a working platform to grab a large appliance from the top of a three tier shelving unit. The employee fell from the platform and struck the concrete flooring. The employee suffered a broken left knee cap, hip fracture and dislocation, as well as a laceration above the eyebrow. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in South Daytona, FL on Saturday, July 29th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at John'S Appliance City, Inc. A 43 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee was killed while installing dishwasher

OSHA ID97677.015

Accident Date2017-07-29

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:15 a.m. on July 29, 2017, an employee was installing a new dishwasher and was lying under the sink base to affix the water supply lines. The employee started shaking and was foaming at the mouth. The employee's manner of death was unknown at that time, suspected heart failure or electrocution were given as two possible causes.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, September 27th 2016 by OSHA representitives in BATON ROUGE, LO at Lowes Home Center, LLC. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-27

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was unloading drywall from a forklift. The weight of the drywall caused the forklift to tilt as the drywall was being moved off the forks. As soon as the drywall was fully removed from the forks, the truck tilted back in place and injured the employee, who suffered major swelling of the neck/spine and required hospitalization.

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