Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.33%. There are an average of 23 workers at each of the 1,899 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the 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 Monday, October 30th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Albany, NY which had occured previously at Trojan Leisure Products, Llc. A 44 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee amputated finger when was cleaning around table saw

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OSHA ID100325.015

Accident Date2017-10-27

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on October 27, 2017, an employee was cleaning debris and material from an area under a saw using an air hose and a steel brush. The employee struck the running saw blade and amputated his left pinky. Hospitalization was not required.

OSHA investigators arrived in Park Hills, MO on Wednesday, July 26th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Sportsplay Equipment Inc.. A 22 year old Pressing machine operator had been injured when the employee was operating a machine press and amputated right ha

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OSHA ID97490.015

Accident Date2017-07-24

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on July 24, 2017, an employee was operating a Johnson Full Revolution 50T Mechanical Punch Press, M/N 5. The employee inserted his right hand into the machine and the press cycled itself. The employee amputated their right hand.

On Tuesday, November 8th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fort Worth, TX at Dollamur Lp. A 24 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the employee was crushed and killed when forklift tips over.

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OSHA ID90388.015

Accident Date2016-11-08

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:30 a.m. on November 8, 2016, an employee was driving a forklift. The forklift tipped over, crushing and killing the forklift driver.