Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.08% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 10,541 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 10 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Wednesday, May 1st 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Sharpsville, PA after learning of an incident at Barber'S Chemicals, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, February 19th 2019. A 59 year old man working as a Heavy equipment mechanic was killed on the job 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 which had occured previously at 98626 - Jasons Dry Ice Inc. A 53 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job 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 Tuesday, August 22nd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Willows, CA at Wilbur-Ellis Company. A 38 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee fell from wet roof surface and fractured back on d

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OSHA ID99796.015

Accident Date2017-08-17

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 7:44 a.m. on August 17, 2017 an employee was pressure washing the second level of an office building from its roof. The employee's right foot slipped and landed in the rain gutter before falling backwards approximately 74 inches from the roof to the concrete driveway. The employee's head struck the driveway and he suffered a fracture to his back. The employee was hospitalized.