Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.17% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 4,044 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 14 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, September 12th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Red Bluff, CA at Pactiv Llc. A 47 year old man working as a Millwright was injured on the job when the employee's finger was caught between elevator part and struct
OSHA ID98982.015
Accident Date2017-09-05
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on September 5, 2017, Employee #1 was holding an elevator assembly part while a coworker was handling the counterbalance weight. The coworker released the counterbalance and the employee's pinky finger was pinched and crushed between the part and the fixed structure. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.
On Thursday, June 18th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in LOVELAND, OH at Veritiv Corporation. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-06-18
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was struck-by a manually operated pallet jack as he was moving a load of boxes.
OSHA investigators arrived in CLEVELAND, OH on Monday, June 15th 2015 and began an accident investigation at JOSHEN PAPER & PACKAGING. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-06-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was turning the corner while riding a PIV electric pallet lift. The brakes failed, so the employee quickly fell from the PIV. When he fell, his left foot was run over by a different PIV lift going in the opposite direction. The employee's foot was smashed; he was hospitalized and had surgery.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
0.86
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 195
140%
Inspection Rate: 0.45
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 6

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