Industry Summary
Suffering major job losses, employees within the Office Supplies Stationery and Gift Stores industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 281,389, The industry has seen a decline of -3.56%. This change put 10,376 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Miscellaneous Store Retailers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in ORLANDO, FL on Wednesday, June 29th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Staples, Inc. . A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
Accident Date2016-06-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was unloading a box container when the boxes began to fall. The employee tripped and fell while trying to avoid the falling boxes, striking the bottom of the container and fracturing the right clavicle. The employee was hospitalized.
On Thursday, February 11th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in NEW BRITAIN, CO at Michael's Stores, Inc./Store #6762. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Accident Date2016-02-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile walking by truck pallets, an employee tripped over plastic wrap and fell to the floor. The employee suffered a broken hip from impact with the floor.
OSHA investigators arrived in BELLEROSE, NE on Tuesday, June 30th 2015 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Staples . A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
Accident Date2015-06-30
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was using a 10ft rolling ladder to restock shelves. She lost her balance and fell fracturing the left leg. The ladder's wheels were not locked out at the time of the incident.