Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing industry has really been reeling, experiencing a massive employment decline of 0% in just the 12 months. The most recent numbers from 2015 show that employment was right at 23,454 working at 488 different establishments throughout the United States, which is 0 less than the year prior. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in El Paso, TX on Wednesday, November 8th 2017 and began an accident investigation 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 Friday, November 17th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Webster City, IA which had occured previously at Industrial Container Services - Great Plains, Llc. A 23 year old Washing had been injured when the employee was struck by a container top and suffered a concussi

OSHA ID100837.015

Accident Date2017-10-26

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on October 26, 2017, an employee was walking through the outside bulk container storage area. The employee was struck in the head and face by one of the metal container tops when it was blown off of the container by a gust of wind. The employee sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, October 16th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Dallas, TX which had occured previously at C.K.S. Packaging, Inc. A 27 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's finger was amputated while adjusting molding machi

OSHA ID99852.015

Accident Date2017-10-07

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on October 7, 2017, an employee was making an adjustment at the top of a molding machine.As his right hand was located around the back of the machine's die head, the mold closed. The employee's right pinky finger became caught in the closed mold, which resulted in the amputation of its tip.

Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing

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