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

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, November 18th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Great Bend, KS after learning of an incident at Fuller Industries Llc. which had occured on Thursday, November 17th 2016. A 67 year old manager had been killed 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.

On Friday, July 1st 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in West Babylon, NY after learning of an incident at Linzer Products Corp. which had occured on Friday, June 24th 2016. 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.

On Friday, June 17th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Wooster, OH which had occured previously at The Wooster Brush Company. A had been injured 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.