Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 130 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.9%. The most recent numbers show a total of 159 businesses currently operating in the Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All 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

On Wednesday, March 29th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Calvert, AL at Tms International, Llc. A 22 year old man working as a Welder was injured on the job when the employee sustained burns to back

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OSHA ID94274.015

Accident Date2017-03-22

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 3:45 p.m. on March 22, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting scrap metal. In the process, there was a fire, and the employee sustained burns to his back and was hospitalized for his injury. (No other details of the event given).

On Tuesday, August 30th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Brocton, NY at Carbon Graphite Materials Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by object or equipment, unspecified

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-25

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee operating a milling machine was hospitalized with a broken leg after being struck by the door of the machine.