Curtain and Linen Mills
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Curtain and Linen Mills industry saw employment growth of only 1.44%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 1,549 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Textile Furnishings Mills Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, December 27th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Groveport, OH after learning of an incident at Fluvitex Usa, Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, December 26th 2018. A 25 year old had been killed when the
OSHA ID112160.015
Accident Date2018-12-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:45 p.m. on December 26, 2018, an employee and coworker turned off a compensator when it became jammed with some cloth. The employee was seen by other coworkers with his upper body and leg in the compensator cutting the jammed fabric. The fabric ripped from the machine and the employee was caught inside the compensator when the middle weighted bar fell and pinned him. The employee was transported to the hospital by emergency personnel and was later pronounced dead from blunt force trauma to the front and back of his head.
On Wednesday, October 19th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Philadelphia, PA which had occured previously at Monarch Brands, Inc. . A 52 year old Laborer had been killed when the
OSHA ID93171.015
Accident Date2016-10-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:30 a.m. on October 19, 2016, an employee was operating a sit-down forklift. The employee was navigating the turn with the clamps raised when the forklift began to tip. The employee exited the vehicle and had his head struck by the mast of the forklift as it fell onto its side. The employee was crushed and killed from a fractured skull injury.
OSHA investigators arrived in FRACKVILLE, PE on Tuesday, September 13th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Hollander Sleep Products, LLC. A had been injured when the overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-13
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile unloading a trailer by hand an employee suffered a possible heart attack. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
3.18
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 131
600%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 8