Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 7,543 workers employed at 157 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 8 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 48 workers. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing Industry by 55% over the past 5 years.

On Thursday, December 1st 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Rochester, NY which had occured previously at Mersen Usa Rochester-Ny, Corp. A 50 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee was struck by safety block ejected from press
OSHA ID91052.015
Accident Date2016-12-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:15 a.m. on December 1, 2016, an employee was operating a press. The employee activated the press, but did not remove the safety block from the machine. When the press was activated, the pressure launched the safety block out of the press and struck the employee, who was killed as a result of a lacerated neck and bruised chest.
OSHA investigators arrived in Elyria, OH on Monday, August 15th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Ohio Carbon Industries which had occured on Monday, August 8th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about August 8, 2016, an employee attempted to wipe away dust near the pinch point on a press machine. The press came down and amputated the employee's right thumb tip.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, May 5th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Ashland, OH after learning of an incident at Ohio Carbon Industries, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, April 26th 2016. A had been injured when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn April 26, 2016, at approximately 9:30 PM, an employee was spinning a non-energized rotary press by hand to clean excess oil with a rag. The rag was caught in the spinning press, pulling the employee's hand toward the punches. His right middle fingertip was amputated by the downward punch.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
17.66
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 107
166.7%
Inspection Rate: 2.99
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 11

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