Book Stores

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 82,060 workers employed at 7,077 Book Stores establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 447 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 12 workers. On average over the last five years, the Book Stores industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (8% more) than the broader Book Stores and News Dealers Industry

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 28th 2015 by OSHA representitives in TALLAHASSEE, FL after learning of an incident at Scholastic Book Fairs which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the part of occupant?s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-01-28
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeEmployee was driving an electric pallet jack straight down on a ramp when she lost control and pinned her left leg between the mid-rail and the pallet jack, resulting in a fracture.
On Monday, December 7th 2009 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Encino, CA after learning of an incident at Barnes And Noble Booksellers, #2583 which had occured on Monday, November 9th 2009. A Supervisors; distrib. had been injured when the employee was injured in fall from ladder
OSHA ID202468401
Accident Date2009-11-09
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 11:05 p.m. on November 9, 2009, Employee #1 (a merchandise depa rtment manager with Barnes and Noble Booksellers) was removing a box of merchand ise from the top shelf of a 10 ft rack. Employee #1 was on a ladder (Werner, 6 f t, fiberglass), moving the box, when its contents shifted, causing him to fall a pproximately 6 ft. He struck a cart before landing on the concrete floor. Employ ee #1 was hospitalized at Northridge Hospital Medical Center for fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.2
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 82
700%
Inspection Rate: 0.01
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2

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Injury

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