Industry Summary
The Knit Fabric Mills industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.94% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 170 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 39 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Fabric Mills Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in Janesville, WI on Friday, September 16th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Siny Corporation. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Accident Date2016-09-13
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee unplugged the carding machine and then opened the door to clean out debris. The machine then amputated his right index fingertip. The machine was still in motion at the time.