All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry Summary
Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Saint Louis, MO on Tuesday, October 16th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Sigma-Aldrich. A 54 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was killed on the job 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 Friday, November 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in San Felipe, TX at 136486 - Pencco, Inc.. A 64 year old employee had been killed when the
OSHA ID105940.015
Accident Date2017-11-24
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn November 24, 2017, an employee, the plant manager was performing grinding work on a metal catwalk adjacent to a ferrous sulfate reactor tank that had accumulated hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas appears to have been ignited by sparks produced from grinding and the employee was killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, November 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Pasadena, TX after learning of an incident at Haldor Topsoe, Inc. which had occured on Sunday, October 29th 2017. A 28 year old Operating engineer had been injured when the employee catches finger between press plate and amputated fi
OSHA ID101064.015
Accident Date2017-10-29
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:00 a.m. on October 29, 2017, an employee was making an adjustment to an edge guard on a stacker machine when his right index finger was caught between the pneumatic press plate and the edge guard. The employee amputated the tip of his right index finger. Hospitalization was not required.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 459
183.3%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 30