Stationery Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Stationery Product Manufacturing industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 19,162, The industry has seen a decline of -3.14%. This change put 622 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Converted Paper Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Friday, September 8th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Montebello, CA after learning of an incident at Komar Alliance, Llc which had occured on Friday, September 1st 2017. A 46 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee reaches in paper cutting machine and amputated fing
OSHA ID103374.015
Accident Date2017-09-01
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:15 a.m. on September 1 , 2017, an employee was operating a paper cutter machine. The employee reached into the shearing point of the machine to clear a paper jam. The employee made contact with the rotating blade in the machine and sustained amputations to the left thumb, index, and middle fingers.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 28th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Temecula, CA after learning of an incident at Tension Envelope Corp which had occured on Saturday, August 19th 2017. A 24 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee was cleaning gum build
OSHA ID98831.015
Accident Date2017-08-19
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on August 19, 2017, an employee was cleaning a gum build-up off the cylinders of the R2 527 WEB folding machine. The employee removed the guards that cover the cylinders, wrapped a small rag around his hand, and began pressing the start/stop buttons to inch the cylinders. The employee's rag was pulled into the machine along with his right hand pinky. The employee amputated the tip of his pinky and was transported to the Inland Valley Medical Center where he was hospitalized for twelve hours.
On Monday, August 22nd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in FORT WORTH, TE which had occured previously at Sealed Air Corp.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-22
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was trying to release materials caught in the knife area at the end of the flexible bagging machine when the guillotine knife blade amputated the first joint of the left index finger.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
9.92
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 200
1700%
Inspection Rate: 3.34
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 13

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