Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 716,126 workers employed at 62,916 Pharmacies and Drug Stores establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 6,171 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 11 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Wheat Ridge, CO on Thursday, January 25th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Options Medical Center which had occured on Monday, January 22nd 2018. A 28 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID102510.015
Accident Date2018-01-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on January 22, 2018, an employee was using a mechanical sprayer to spray plants with pesticides. The employee was wearing a respirator. Without using a ladder or scissor lift, the employee accessed the third level of a racking system, which was approximately 9 feet above the ground. The top level of the racking system was used as a walking surface, while a single wooden plank was used as the working surface. During work, the employee fell from the racking system and struck his head and right shoulder on the ground and was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Northbrook, IL at Ohio Cvs Stores, L.L.C.. A 49 year old Truck driver had been killed when the employee fell off platform and was killed
OSHA ID92426.015
Accident Date2016-12-31
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on December 31, 2016, an employee was using a fixed, scissors-type platform to unload a truck. The employee fell off the platform to the surface of the parking lot, suffered head trauma and was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Northbrook, IL after learning of an incident at Ohio Cvs Stores, L.L.C. which had occured on Saturday, December 31st 2016. A 49 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the employee fell off platform and was killed
OSHA ID92426.015
Accident Date2016-12-31
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on December 31, 2016, an employee was using a fixed, scissors-type platform to unload a truck. The employee fell off the platform to the surface of the parking lot, suffered head trauma and was killed.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.81
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 619
123.1%
Inspection Rate: 0.1
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 39

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