Resin Synthetic Rubber and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 93,381 workers employed at 1,565 Resin Synthetic Rubber and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 586 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 60 workers. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Chemical Manufacturing Industry by 67% over the past 5 years.

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On Tuesday, January 15th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Hayden, ID which had occured previously at Unitech Composites, Inc.. A 59 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID113001.015

Accident Date2019-01-14

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on January 14, 2019, an employee was having a smoke break and collapsed. The employee appeared to have suffered a heart attack and died.

On Tuesday, November 21st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Houston, TX after learning of an incident at Mundy Maintenance And Services Llc which had occured on Wednesday, November 15th 2017. A 24 year old man working as a Miscellaneous plant was injured on the job when the employee attempted to put out fire on conveyor and suffered mu

OSHA ID100949.015

Accident Date2017-11-15

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:30 p.m. on November 15, 2017, an employee was clearing a plug from the expander chute that is just before the extruder auger and die plate for the rubber manufacturing process. The employee noticed some smoldering and rubber catching on fire as it would come out from die plate inside the hot box and come onto the cooling conveyor. The employee sprayed under the front opening of the hot box and a flash fire occurred with flames leaping out 5 feet from the hot box. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to both hands, right arm, and face. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in Augusta, GA on Wednesday, September 27th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Dsm Coating Resins, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 29 year old Plumber had been killed when the employee was killed in waste water tank explosion during weld

OSHA ID99498.015

Accident Date2017-09-27

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1 was welding on the exterior wall of a waste water storage tank. The tank became over-pressurized, causing an explosion. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below and was killed.

Resin Synthetic Rubber and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing

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