Sporting Goods Stores

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 24,365 businesses operating in the Sporting Goods Stores industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 303,658 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Sporting Goods Hobby and Musical Instrument Stores Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in La Mirada, CA on Thursday, January 4th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Giant Bicycle. A 19 year old woman working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee fell from moving pallet and injured head
OSHA ID111696.015
Accident Date2017-10-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2017, two employees were wrapping a pallet. Once completed, Employee #2 grabbed a pallet jack to move the pallet and Employee #1 asked if she could have a ride. Employee #2 went to make a turn and clipped a pallet. Employee #1 slid from the pallet jack, fell approximately 3 feet to the warehouse floor, hitting her head, resulting in a head injury with some bleeding.
On Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Jacksonville, FL at Fanatics Mounted Memories, Inc.. A 29 year old Machinist had been injured when the employee amputated fingeris while clearing table saw blade
OSHA ID94133.015
Accident Date2017-03-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on March 15, 2017, an employee was using a table saw for crosscutting wood for making a tool. The employee removed a scrap of wood without turning the table saw off and the employee's finger was caught by the saw blade. The employee partially amputated a finger and was hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 19th 2016 by OSHA representitives in OSHKOSH, NE at Cabela's Incorporated. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was leaving a work station in a processing area and was backing up when her heel was caught on the edge of a wood pallet. She lost her balance, tripped, and fell. While trying to catch herself with her left hand, she broke her left forearm in five places, requiring overnight hospitalization.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.57
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 473
115.4%
Inspection Rate: 0.17
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 16

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