Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 713 businesses operating in the Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 12,257 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Apparel Manufacturing Industry by 71% over the past 5 years.

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Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in El Monte, CA on Wednesday, June 28th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Andari Fashion Inc.. A 56 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the

OSHA ID101468.015

Accident Date2017-06-20

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on June 20, 2017, an employee was pulling wires in an attic and standing on a weight bearing platform. The employee was holding onto a structure in the attic and lost his balance before falling through the ceiling and landing on a concrete wall. The employee suffered ten broken ribs and was hospitalized for approximately 5 days.

OSHA investigators arrived in Clarksville, AR on Thursday, April 9th 2015 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Hanesbrands, Inc. which had occured on Monday, March 30th 2015. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-03-30

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee crawled into a packaging machine to clear a jam. The employee's right thumb got caught under the pressure plate, resulting in surgical amputation of the thumb tip.

OSHA investigators arrived in Vernon, CA on Thursday, June 27th 2013 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Denim Tech Llc which had occured on Thursday, May 16th 2013. A employee had been injured when the employee burns arm in steam press

OSHA ID202545083

Accident Date2013-05-16

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt approximately 8:15 a.m. on May 16, 2013, an accident occurred as Employee #1, a sander at a denim custom finishing company was heat pressing denim jeans with a top heat pneumatic press. Employee #1 was heat pressing denim jeans, while aligning the jeans in the press the heated platen closed on her right arm. Employee #1 stated that the pneumatically controlled heated platen came down without her pressing the buttons trapping her right hand between the heated platen and the jeans. employee #1 began screaming for help, pushing the control buttons, and trying to pull her hand out of the press. Employee #1 was not able to raise the heated platen but she was able to pull her right hand from under the heated platen. Employee #1 was taken to a local are hospital, where she was treated for third degree burns to her right hand, wrist, and forearm.