Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 2,030,814 workers employed at 138,365 Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 20,020 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 15 workers. On average over the last five years, the Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (15% more) than the broader Wholesale Trade Industry

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OSHA investigators arrived in Sharpsville, PA on Wednesday, May 1st 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Barber'S Chemicals, Inc.. A 59 year old Heavy equipment mechanic had been killed when the employee was asphyxiated

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OSHA ID115871.015

Accident Date2019-02-19

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 2:00 a.m. on February 19, 2019, an employee was working in the cab of a truck and was asphyxiated.

On Wednesday, November 21st 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Saint Paul, MN after learning of an incident at 98626 - Jasons Dry Ice Inc which had occured on the same day. A 53 year old employee had been killed when the

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OSHA ID111469.015

Accident Date2018-11-21

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn November 21, 2018, an employee was filling carbon dioxide at a fast food restaurant from a tank in the bed of his work truck. The employee connected the hose from his truck into the building connection. The employee then drove away with the hose still connected. The hose ripped from the building and from the truck causing the tank on the truck to release carbon dioxide. The employee then ran into the back of the truck to shut off the tank where he was asphyxiated by the carbon dioxide.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, October 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Payette, ID which had occured previously at Central Produce Distributors, Inc. . A 68 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID110236.015

Accident Date2018-10-19

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2018, an employee was sweeping the floor of onion residue and was caught in a pinch point of a hydraulically powered onion bin tipping machine. The employee was crushed and killed.