Vitreous China Fine Earthenware and Other Pottery Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

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 WEBB CITY, MI on Tuesday, January 27th 2015 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at REAGENT CHEMICAL AND RESEARCH. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-01-27
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWorker had just picked up a load of chemicals for the supplier and he was removing the wheel chocks from the trucks wheels. He had removed the first set of wheel chocks and moved to the second set. As he pulled them free from the wheels, he tripped over the first set he had pulled. He fell to the ground and landed on the second set of chocks. He broke his hip and possibly injured his back.
On Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Kinston, NC which had occured previously at Lenox China Manufacturing. A employee working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee died from heart attack
OSHA ID200358265
Accident Date2009-12-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn December 22, 2009, Employee #1 was repairing a machine, when he fell over bac kwards. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was begun immediately, and he was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was determined to be a heart attack.

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Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 82
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Accident Records: 2

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