Basic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Basic Chemical Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.88%. There are an average of 48 workers at each of the 3,081 establishments in the United States. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Chemical Manufacturing Industry by 53% over the past 5 years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, February 19th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX after learning of an incident at Tokai Carbon Cb, Ltd. which had occured on Monday, February 18th 2019. A 20 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113780.015
Accident Date2019-02-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:30 a.m. on February 18, 2019, an employee was standing in a work area near a vehicle. The employee was later found crushed beneath the rear tires of a trailer. He was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 16th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Saint Louis, MO after learning of an incident at Sigma-Aldrich which had occured on Tuesday, October 9th 2018. A 54 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the employee was found unresponsive at worksite
OSHA ID110081.015
Accident Date2018-10-09
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:45 p.m. on October 9, 2018, an employee was found with his upper body leaning into a compartment door over the autoclave and was unresponsive.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, December 28th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Moses Lake, WA which had occured previously at Wa317947726 - Moses Lake Industries Inc. A 39 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee was doused with chemical and later died at hospital
OSHA ID102199.015
Accident Date2017-12-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 4:45 p.m. on December 27, 2017, an employee was adding piping from a man-lift to a chemical tank when he struck a transducer on a nearby chemical tank containing tetra-methyl ammonium hydroxide. The employee was drenched and was able to lower the man-lift and get into the emergency wash station. The employee was assisted by several coworkers in washing the chemical off and paramedics arrived shortly afterwards, transporting the employee to MLK Hospital. The employee was stabilized and then airlifted to Harborview Hospital where he passed away on January 8, 2018.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
12.81
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1873
172.1%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 155