Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.68%. There are an average of 28 workers at each of the 400 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, August 10th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Shreveport, LA at Lubrication Technologies, Inc.. A 58 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's thumb was amputated while unjamming material in ma
OSHA ID98032.015
Accident Date2017-08-08
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 7:45 p.m. on August 8, 2017, an employee was unjamming material as it was passing from one section of the machine to the cutting section. The employee opened an interlocked door, placed a 4.5-inch by 1-inch size magnet on the interior part of the interlock system, placed his left hand near the scissor blades when the machine, in jog mode, started up unexpectedly, cutting off the tip of his left thumb. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
OSHA investigators arrived in Bensalem, PA on Tuesday, November 17th 2015 and began an accident investigation at Advanced Lubrication Specialties, Inc.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-11-06
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was clearing a jam in a machine used to extrude rubber when the employee's right middle finger came in contact with the "wipe" and was partially amputated.
On Monday, August 31st 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in BATON ROUGE, LO after learning of an incident at Oxbow Calcining, LLC which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the contact with hot objected or substances
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-08-31
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile an employee was moving a small pile of hot material with a bobcat, a flash of steam entered the cab of the bobcat. The employee exited the cab and tripped into a pool of hot water, receiving first and second degree burns and requiring hospitalization.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
8.93
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 101
400%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 8