Pottery Ceramics and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Pottery Ceramics and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.12%. There are an average of 20 workers at each of the 770 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Clay Product and Refractory 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 Fresno, CA on Thursday, October 6th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Eko Living Elements Llc. A 37 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee collapsed at work at dies

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OSHA ID89684.015

Accident Date2016-10-06

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 10:40 a.m. on October 6, 2016, Employee #1 was standing on the production floor talking to another employee. When the other employee had left, and then turned around, he saw that the employee was on the ground. Cause of death was not reported.

On Thursday, May 12th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Newell, WV at The Homer Laughlin China Company Inc.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-05-05

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn May 5, 2016, at approximately 6:30pm, an employee was injured after being cut by a mold carrier tray. With a guard removed, the employee reached into the machine and the machine pulled him in, resulting in lacerations to the arm and hospitalization.

OSHA investigators arrived in NEWELL, WE on Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at The Homer Laughlin China Company which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-09-02

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn September 2, 2015, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a maintenance employee was attempting to adjust a moving conveyor that was off track (not centered) when he tripped on dry clay that had fallen from the conveyor onto the floor and fell into a slow moving conveyor, fracturing his right arm and requiring hospitalization.