Fabric Coating Mills

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Fabric Coating Mills industry saw employment growth of only 1.53%. There are an average of 39 workers at each of the 202 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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Recent Accident Reports

On Saturday, January 24th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in PETERSBURGH, NE after learning of an incident at Tonoga Inc. which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the fall, slip, trip, unspecified

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-01-24

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeEmployee twisted and injured his right knee while exiting a trailer using the stairs. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on 1/25/15.

OSHA investigators arrived in Lodi, CA on Tuesday, June 12th 2012 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Holz Rubber Company Inc.. A Pressing machine operator had been injured when the employee losed consciousness after being overcome by heat

OSHA ID202522546

Accident Date2012-06-01

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeOn June 1, 2012, a temporary employee was working as a pressing machine operator for Hedy Holmes Staffing Services, a temporary employment agency. He was working in the press line department at Holz Rubber Company, Inc., which fabricated rubber products for use as fabric coatings. He was overcome by heat exhaustion, and he lost consciousness. Emergency medical services were called, and the employee was transported by ambulance to Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, CA. The hospital evaluated, treated, and immediately admitted the employee to the ICU unit for heat stroke and other multiple body systems injuries he sustained from the heat stroke.

On Monday, May 7th 2012 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Cedar Rapids, IA after learning of an incident at Apache Hose & Belting Company, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, April 17th 2012. A employee had been injured when the employee amputated finger in milling machine

OSHA ID200535029

Accident Date2012-04-17

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeOn April 17, 2012, Employee #1 was using the milling machine in the maintenance department. As Employee #1 was moving the Tyvar cleat from left to right, the milling bit caught his glove and drew his hand into the machine, which pulled the pinky finger off of his right hand. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.