Industry Summary
Suffering major job losses, employees within the Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 51,994, The industry has seen a decline of -3.47%. This change put 1,870 folks onto the unemployment line. 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.
On Wednesday, July 5th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Alexandria, PA which had occured previously at Acco Brands Usa Llc. A 18 year old woman working as a Freight was injured on the job when the employee was injured in forklift accident
Accident Date2017-06-23
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:30 a.m. on June 23, 2017, an employee was involved in a forklift accident. No specific or descriptive information was provided on the initial report
OSHA investigators arrived in Arcadia, WI on Monday, August 1st 2016 and began an accident investigation at Blaschko Enterprises, Inc.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Accident Date2016-07-18
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn July 14, 2016, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a cutter operator placed paper in a skid to be cut. When the skid moved, the employee's left pinky finger became caught between the cutter and the lift. The employee's left pinky finger was surgically amputated the following day.
OSHA investigators arrived in Columbus, OH on Thursday, February 26th 2015 and began an accident investigation at Office Depot, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the nonclassifiable
Accident Date2015-02-23
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeEmployee operating a forklift was injured, resulting in a compound fracture. Employee underwent surgery and is hospitalized.