Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Pottery Ceramics and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Grand Junction, CO on Wednesday, September 9th 2015 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Coorstek Inc. which had occured on Sunday, August 30th 2015. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
NarrativeAn employee attempted to retrieve a piece of ceramic material that broke off into the tape laminator machine he was using. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the machinery.