Direct Selling Establishments

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 133,565 workers employed at 18,033 Direct Selling Establishments establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 831 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 7 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (192% more) the average for the Nonstore Retailers Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Suite 500 Nnull, At on Thursday, July 11th 2019 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Ds Services Of America, Inc. which had occured on Friday, July 5th 2019. A 53 year old man working as a Driver-sales worker was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID118419.015
Accident Date2019-07-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 4:00 a.m. on July 2, 2019, an employee was delivering 5 gallon water bottles while driving a truck without air conditioning on a hot day. The employee felt dehydrated, nauseous, vomited, and fatigued. The employee was killed due to exposure to high heat and fatigue.
On Tuesday, November 28th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Calverton, NY after learning of an incident at Peconic Propane, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 35 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee was killed when struck by propane truck
OSHA ID101055.015
Accident Date2017-11-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on November 28, 2017, Employee #1 was walking across the company property when he was struck and killed by a propane truck.
OSHA investigators arrived in Milford, NH on Wednesday, October 25th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Nh Watercare Llc. A 28 year old Plumber had been injured when the employee suffered injuries when brakes fail on forklift
OSHA ID100657.015
Accident Date2017-10-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeOn October 25, 2017, an employee was working at a firm that sold water softening equipment directly to the public. He was driving a forklift down an incline. The forklift was carrying a pallet loaded with bags of salt. The forklift's brakes failed. A bag of salt bounced off the pallet and went under one of the tires. The forklift tipped over. The worker sustained a broken tibia, a concussion, and a laceration. He was hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
3.73
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 726
370%
Inspection Rate: 0.18
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 50

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