Rubber Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 133,328 workers employed at 2,080 Rubber Product Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 1,056 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 64 workers. On average over the last five years, the Rubber Product Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (6% more) than the broader Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing Industry

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On Wednesday, December 19th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fort Worth, TX which had occured previously at Southern Tire Mart, Llc . A 35 year old Laborer had been killed when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.

On Wednesday, December 19th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fort Worth, TX which had occured previously at Southern Tire Mart, Llc . A 34 year old had been injured when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX after learning of an incident at Southern Tire Mart, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. A 50 year old man working as a Trade was injured on the job when the

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OSHA ID112084.015

Accident Date2018-12-18

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 18, 2018, two employees were changing a tire onto a rim and over-pressurized the tire when setting it onto the tire bead. Employee #1 was struck by the tire and rim in the face and was killed. Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries.