Appliance Television and Other Electronics Stores

Industry Summary

OSHA investigators arrived in BATON ROUGE, LO on Tuesday, September 27th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously 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.
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.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, April 8th 2016 by OSHA representitives in BREWSTER, NE at Sears In-Home Services. A had been injured when the overexertion in lifting-single episode
Accident Date2016-04-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was lifting a dryer off of another appliance with a coworker when she tore her bicep, requiring hospitalization.
On Wednesday, February 24th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in SHREVEPORT, LO at Best Buy. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Accident Date2016-02-24
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee using a warehouse lift to stock televisions fell approximately 15 feet from the lift to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

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Last 12 Months
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Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 291
400%
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Violation Records:
Accident Records: 6

Location of Accident

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