Paint Varnish and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Paint Varnish and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.02% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 2,152 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 9 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in AURORA, IL on Thursday, June 9th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Butterfield Color, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-06-09

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was struck by a forklift truck that was traveling in reverse, fracturing his left foot.

OSHA investigators arrived in Montvale, NJ on Friday, February 7th 2014 and began an accident investigation at Benjamin Moore & Co. A employee had been killed when the employee was shot by customer

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OSHA ID202369757

Accident Date2014-02-03

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn February 7, 2014, Employee #1 was shot and killed by an individual who came into the Benjamin Moore warehouse facility. The shooter was found later by Vancouver Police in his car in the parking lot with a self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound.