Textile Bag Mills
Industry Summary
Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Textile Bag and Canvas Mills Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, April 21st 2016 by OSHA representitives in Leavenworth, KS after learning of an incident at Central Bag Company which had occured on Friday, April 15th 2016. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-15
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was adjusting a resin band with a bamboo knife when his hand was pulled into the fabric area. The lamination equipment pulled off part of his fingers (no bone loss).
OSHA investigators arrived in Oakland, CA on Thursday, May 30th 2013 and began an accident investigation at Chk Manufacturing, Inc. A employee had been killed when the employee was struck by roller of extruder machine, later dies
OSHA ID202588489
Accident Date2013-05-29
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 11:00 p.m. on May 29, 2013, Employee #1 was cleaning or clearing broken plastic yarn lines that had accumulated on one of the rollers of plastic extruder machine as the machine was powered and the roller were moving. As he worked, he was caught by the rollers and sustained traumatic injuries to his head and chest. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment, but later succumbed to his injuries and died.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 52
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 2