Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers industry saw employment growth of only 2.16%. There are an average of 10 workers at each of the 5,825 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (6% more) than the broader Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers Industry

On Monday, June 5th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Ontario, CA which had occured previously at Diamond Star Corp.. A 30 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee fell through dock and fractured hip
OSHA ID97895.015
Accident Date2017-02-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on February 7, 2017, an employee was standing on a dock, unloading boxes from a docked container, when he fell leg first through the open space between the dock and the container floor. He struck the ground that was approximately 4 feet below, resulting in the employee sustaining a fractured pelvis. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.
On Tuesday, June 28th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Aurora, IL after learning of an incident at Chicago Storage Solutions, Inc. which had occured on Monday, June 20th 2016. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating a machine to core holes in a product when the machine amputated the employee's right-hand little finger below the nail.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 14th 2015 by OSHA representitives in Pompano Beach, FL at Intra-Coastal Delivery Service, Inc.. A 55 year old man working as a Manager was killed on the job when the employee was killed in fall
OSHA ID79493.015
Accident Date2015-09-14
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on September 14, 2015, Employee #1 was retrieving a table from th e storage rack using an order picker forklift. While retrieving the merchandise from an elevated wood platform, the employee lost his balance and fell 15 feet , causing head trauma and multiple fractures, killing him.

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5 Year Average
1.69
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 200
350%
Inspection Rate: 0.2
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9

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