Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 38,612 workers employed at 780 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 10 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 50 workers. On average over the last five years, the Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (48% more) than the broader Basic Chemical Manufacturing Industry

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, February 19th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX at Tokai Carbon Cb, Ltd.. A 20 year old had been killed when the

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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 man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was killed on the job when the employee was found unresponsive at worksite

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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.

OSHA investigators arrived in San Felipe, TX on Friday, November 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at 136486 - Pencco, Inc.. A 64 year old employee had been killed when the

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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.