Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry.
On Monday, April 20th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in CICERO, IL after learning of an incident at KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
NarrativeAn employee fell and broke a hip as he was leaving the trailer for the day. Earlier in the day the stairway from the door was moved to another access door.