The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 23,673 new hires were taken in by the 18,844 establishments doing business in this industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Wallingford, CT on Wednesday, December 16th 2015 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Amazon.Com.Dedc, Llc (Bdl5) which had occured on Tuesday, December 8th 2015. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
NarrativeAn employee tripped on a plastic pallet and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip. She required surgery.
On Wednesday, January 21st 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in RUSKIN, FL at Amazon.com. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
NarrativeEmployee was unloading boxes from a delivery truck when some boxes fell. She stepped out of the way, tripped, and hit her head on the conveyor belt used to unload the truck. She sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.