Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 12,064 workers employed at 1,305 Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 10 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 9 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (283% more) the average for the Hardware and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Jose, CA at Everest Air. A 55 year old man working as a Helper was injured on the job when the employee fell from ladder and injured arm and wrist
Accident Date2017-01-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on January 16, 2017, an employee was standing on a step ladder while pulling off the visqueen hanging from the ceiling. He lost his balance and fell 3 or 4 feet. He injured his left wrist and arm.
OSHA investigators arrived in SARASOTA, FL on Thursday, September 15th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Advanced Refrigeration & Air, Inc. A had been injured when the
Accident Date2016-09-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was charging a rack through a produce case on the sales floor. He had the Schrader core removed from the access fitting where his hose was hooked up. Upon completion, the case went into a time-off defrost, which fills the evaporator with liquid Freon.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, July 29th 2016 by OSHA representitives in WESTBOROUGH, MA which had occured previously at ATOSA CATERING EQUIPMENT INC.. A had been injured when the struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
Accident Date2016-07-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was moving two refrigerators with a pallet jack when the top refrigerator tipped over and landed on the employee. The employee suffered bruises and broken vertebrae.