All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 25,269 workers employed at 656 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 67 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 39 workers. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Other Rubber Product Manufacturing Industry by 61% over the past 5 years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Eau Claire, WI on Friday, January 19th 2018 and began an accident investigation at American Phoenix, Inc.. A 43 year old had been injured when the employee catches leg between forklift and pallet, suffered fr
OSHA ID102439.015
Accident Date2018-01-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:30 p.m. on January 16, 2018, an employee was moving rubber material "tails" from the 400 wig-wag machine to a raised pallet supported by the forks of a forklift. The employee's right leg was caught between the pallet and the scale for the wig-wag machine, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized.
On Tuesday, June 6th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Valencia, CA at Leonards Molded Products. A 23 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID99708.015
Accident Date2017-05-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:45 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was making a new product using a rubber mill. The employee cleaned the rollers by removing the excess product from the rollers. While the employee was removing the product from the rollers, a coworker switched the rubber mill on. The employee's left hand got pulled into the rollers as he was cleaning the rubber mill.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 27th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Rancho Cucamonga, CA which had occured previously at Good-West Rubber Corp.. A 50 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID98217.015
Accident Date2017-02-17
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 2:30 a.m. on February 17, 2017, an employee was removing product from a hydraulic press. When reaching into the point of operation to remove the product (rubber car mat), one of the die plates smashed the employee's fingers. The employees finger was amputated but he was not hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
16.46
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 569
121.1%
Inspection Rate: 7.45
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 35

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