Burial Casket Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 70 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.93%. The most recent numbers show a total of 116 businesses currently operating in the Burial Casket Manufacturing industry. On average over the last five years, the Burial Casket Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (16% more) than the broader All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Vicksburg, MS on Thursday, August 17th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Batesville Manufacturing. A 29 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was injured on the job when the employee was performing maintenance on cylinder and had finge
OSHA ID98251.015
Accident Date2017-08-15
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on August 15, 2017, an employee was disassembling a Mill Clap air cylinder. The employee did not shut air off to the finish mill clamp carrier and the cylinder actuated. The employee suffered a finger amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 16th 2016 by OSHA representitives in VICKSBURG, MI at Batesville Manufacturing. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was pulling a piece of wood (with her right hand) that was wedged under the board stop when a board slammed down on her hand, severely lacerating her right index finger and amputating the fingertip.
OSHA investigators arrived in Vicksburg, MS on Thursday, November 5th 2015 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Batesville Manufacturing. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeThe employee was putting sticks onto a conveyor belt when his right hand and arm got caught in the conveyor resulting in three broken fingers, a fractured wrist and abrasions on the arm.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
14.34
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 56
-66.7%
Inspection Rate: 2.83
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 5

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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