Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.36% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 5,933 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 9 workers. On average over the last five years, the Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (0% more) than the broader Machinery Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers Industry

On Friday, October 6th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Madison, AL which had occured previously at International Fire Protection, Inc.. A 64 year old man working as a Installers And Repairer was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID99617.015
Accident Date2017-10-02
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that sold fire-suppression equipment. He was installing a hanger for a fire-suppression sprinkler. He was working from an elevated platform or scaffold. He stepped off the platform and fell 1.8 meters (6 feet). He sustained soft tissue damage, a laceration, and a blood clot in his left arm. He was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in COMMERCE CITY, CO on Friday, September 16th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Walmart. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was on a ladder cleaning out a compactor chute when he fell from the ladder and broke his leg.
On Thursday, June 16th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Miami, FL at Dade Paper & Bag Co.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-09
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was struck by an order picker and was caught between rack shelving and the picker, breaking ribs and suffering internal injuries. He was hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.78
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 214
33.3%
Inspection Rate: 0.29
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 14

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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Location of Accident

Task being performed