Other Direct Selling Establishments

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 58,218 workers employed at 9,761 Other Direct Selling Establishments establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 114 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 6 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Direct Selling Establishments Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Suite 500 Nnull, At on Thursday, July 11th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Ds Services Of America, Inc.. A 53 year old Driver-sales worker had been killed 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 Wednesday, October 25th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Milford, NH after learning of an incident at Nh Watercare Llc which had occured on the same day. A 28 year old man working as a Plumber was injured on the job 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 investigators arrived in Lombard, IL on Wednesday, September 13th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Premier Source Marketing Group, Inc., Dba Mvp Chicago. A 26 year old Advertising had been killed when the employee was struck by vehicle and was killed
OSHA ID98940.015
Accident Date2017-09-09
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on September 9, 2017, an employee was walking across a 6-lane street carrying some marketing materials from a parked vehicle. The employee crossed three lanes of traffic before being struck and killed by a vehicle.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.72
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 236
225%
Inspection Rate: 0.1
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 13

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