Soap Cleaning Compound and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 104,771 workers employed at 2,814 Soap Cleaning Compound and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 808 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 37 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Chemical Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Bay City, MI on Thursday, December 14th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Sc Johnson & Son Inc. A 37 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was injured on the job when the employee amputated two fingered when troubleshooting conveyor

OSHA ID101489.015

Accident Date2017-11-30

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on November 30, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured polish and other sanitation goods. He was working on an overhead material conveyor. He was troubleshooting a noisy bearing on the conveyor. When he pulled back an inadequate guard to examine the parts, his glove was pulled into the belt and pulley. He sustained the amputation of two fingers. He was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in New Windsor, NY on Monday, November 20th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Verla International, Ltd. which had occured on the same day. A 57 year old man working as a Chemical engineer was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID100934.015

Accident Date2017-11-20

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 7:30 p.m. on November 20, 2017, an employee did not evacuate during an explosion and subsequent fire. The employee died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 8th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Perrysburg, OH which had occured previously at Fresh Products, Llc. A 45 year old Operations & systems researcher had been injured when the employee catches hand within sealing jaws and partially ampu

OSHA ID100617.015

Accident Date2017-11-03

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 7:00 a.m. on November 3, 2017, an employee was operating a Doman Industries wrapper machine, Serial #78-19950, and pulled some ripped plastic from the sealing area. The employee's left hand index and middle fingers were caught by the machine's sealing jaws and his fingers were partially amputated. Hospitalization was not required.

Soap Cleaning Compound and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing

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