Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins industry saw employment growth of only 3%. There are an average of 42 workers at each of the 412 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Naugatuck, CT on Tuesday, September 19th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Electric Cable Compounds, Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, August 30th 2017. A 57 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's fingered are amputated while performing maintenanc
OSHA ID99147.015
Accident Date2017-08-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:10 a.m. on August 30, 2018, an employee was performing a clean out/blow down at the Line 1 rotary airlock. During the clean out/blow down the employee started and stopped the power on the rotary airlock to perform cleaning. The power to the rotary airlock was "on" during clean out/blow down of the rotary airlock. The employee sustained amputations to his fingers.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Troy, AL after learning of an incident at Kw Plastics Recycling Division which had occured on Sunday, January 22nd 2017. A 30 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee slips into conveyor and fractured leg, lacerated fo
OSHA ID93475.015
Accident Date2017-01-22
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:55 a.m. on January 22, 2017, an employee was conducting repair related ac tivities on the upper level of a spin dryer on Line 3. The employee climbed ou t and was standing on the cover of an auger/screw conveyor system when the empl oyees foot slipped and they fell into the conveyor. The employee fractured hi s leg and lacerated his heel. The employee was hospitalized and treated for hi s injuries.
On Friday, September 2nd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Mckinney, TX after learning of an incident at Manner Polymers which had occured on Wednesday, August 24th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-24
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was unjamming the Gayler, slipped, and caught his left hand in the blades resulting in amputation of four fingers below the knuckle and the thumb tip.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
7.51
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 250
144.4%
Inspection Rate: 3.25
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 13

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