Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 23,984 workers employed at 673 Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 173 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 36 workers. On average over the last five years, the Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (39% more) than the broader Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing Industry

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On Monday, November 7th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Warren, OH after learning of an incident at 58578 - Resco Products Inc which had occured on Sunday, November 6th 2016. A 55 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee died from blood clot caused by forklift accident

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OSHA ID90442.015

Accident Date2016-11-06

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:00 midnight on November 6, 2016, an employee was walking into a facility when he was hit by a forklift. The employee was admitted to the hospital for 4 days and released. While at home, the employee was not feeling well and returned to the hospital where he passed away from a blood clot.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, September 20th 2016 by OSHA representitives in MESQUITE, TE after learning of an incident at Fritztile which had occured on the same day. 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 Date2016-09-20

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeA lead person was adjusting the edge grinder. An employee walked to the back of the machine and placed his hand on the end of an adjustment rod sticking out of a pneumatic cylinder. The lead did not realize the employee's hand was on the rod, so he actuated the machine to test his adjustments. The employee's left index finger was then pinched and amputated between the cylinder housing and the rod end stop.

OSHA investigators arrived in GONZALES, LO on Monday, September 12th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Reintjes Services Inc.. A had been injured when the fall on same level, n.e.c.

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-12

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was tightening a rivet buster with a pipe wrench as it was secured in a vice. The jaws of the pipe wrench then slipped, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He injured the right side of his hip and was hospitalized for surgery.