Broom Brush and Mop Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Broom Brush and Mop Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 8,722 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 9,031, an increase of 3.54%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Friday, November 18th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Great Bend, KS which had occured previously at Fuller Industries Llc.. A 67 year old man working as a manager was killed on the job when the employee was crushed by plastic molder

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OSHA ID90709.015

Accident Date2016-11-17

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on November 17, 2016, an employee had completed making adjustments to the conveyor belt that was part of the Bekum Plastic Molder. The employee opened the gate guard on the left side of the machine and had his head crushed when the machine cycled.

OSHA investigators arrived in West Babylon, NY on Friday, July 1st 2016 and began an accident investigation at Linzer Products Corp.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-06-24

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was manually feeding fabric into a winder machine when her left index finger was caught between a conveyor belt roller, amputating the fingertip.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, June 17th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Wooster, OH at The Wooster Brush Company. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-05-12

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn or about 5/12/2016, an employee received a partial fingertip amputation injury while operating a paint brush hand trimmer machine, known as a hand sharp edge. While manually holding a paint brush in the machine, her finger slipped and contacted the rotating blade of the machine. The contact resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.