Abrasive Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Abrasive Product Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 10,059 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 10,466, an increase of 4.05%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in Detroit, MI on Wednesday, September 6th 2017 and began an accident investigation at 3m Company. A 36 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee was winding material onto a spool and fractured fore

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OSHA ID98770.015

Accident Date2017-08-15

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 6:30 p.m. on August 15, 2017, an employee was winding scrap sandpaper onto a spool and his right forearm was pulled into machine. The employee suffered a fractured right forearm and was hospitalized.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, June 10th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Niagara Falls, NY which had occured previously at Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corporation. A had been injured when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-06-09

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn 6/9/16, a maintenance employee was troubleshooting an overhead door when his right index finger was caught in a sprocket, partially amputating the right index finger tip.

On Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Niagara Falls, NY which had occured previously at Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-03-19

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was attempting to clear a jam at the rotary airlock discharge when the airlock rotated and amputated his fingertip.