Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 50,849 workers employed at 1,072 Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 78 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 47 workers. On average over the last five years, the Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (38% more) than the broader Plastics Product Manufacturing Industry
OSHA investigators arrived in Yoakum, TX on Friday, December 21st 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. which had occured on Thursday, December 20th 2018. A 53 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the employee was struck by piece of machinery and was killed
OSHA ID112045.015
Accident Date2018-12-20
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was installing a jack screw onto a Perforator machine when the machine fell on top of the employee, killing him.
On Wednesday, November 8th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in El Paso, TX which had occured previously at Delfingen Us Tx Inc.. A 30 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee's finger was amputated while troubleshooting equipme
OSHA ID100564.015
Accident Date2017-11-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:30 a.m. on November 7, 2017, an employee was troubleshooting equipment and the pulley and belt system of a piece of equipment, was still running. One of the employee's hands became caught and his finger was amputated.
On Tuesday, November 7th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Springfield, OH at United Fiberglass Of America, Inc.. A 35 year old man working as a Winding was injured on the job when the employee was pulled into pipe making mandrel and suffered mult
OSHA ID100543.015
Accident Date2017-11-04
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:15 a.m. on November 4, 2017, an employee was making a 2 inch fiberglass pipe on a pipe mold and was attaching strands of fiberglass to a mandrel attached to a winder. As the employee reached over to grab the tail from the fiberglass role, the employee's shirt underneath his right arm pit was caught by the pin that holds the mandrel in place. The employee's arm was pulled into the winder and flipped him over it several times before a coworker was able to hit the emergency stop button. The employee suffered two compound fractures to his right arm, a dislocated shoulder and contusions to his lower legs. The employee was hospitalized.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
17.02
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 1071
131%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 71