Textile Furnishings Mills
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 51,886 workers employed at 1,935 Textile Furnishings Mills establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 250 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 27 workers. On average over the last five years, the Textile Furnishings Mills industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (41% more) than the broader Textile Product Mills Industry
On Thursday, December 27th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Groveport, OH which had occured previously at Fluvitex Usa, Inc.. A 25 year old man working as a was killed on the job 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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Dalton, GA on Tuesday, October 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Shaw Industries, Inc. which had occured on Sunday, October 15th 2017. A 24 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID100116.015
Accident Date2017-10-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on October 15, 2017, Employee #1 was starting a roll of carpet on the roll handler. He used his hand to start the carpet roll and, in doing so, got it caught between the live roll and idler roll on the machine. The employee was pulled between the two rolls and sustained a crushing injury to his arm and hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.
OSHA investigators arrived in Calhoun, GA on Saturday, September 2nd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Mohawk Industries Inc. which had occured on Friday, September 1st 2017. A 41 year old woman working as a Operations & systems researcher was killed on the job when the employee was caught between machine and was killed
OSHA ID98935.015
Accident Date2017-09-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was found caught between the machine and another surface, killing him. The initial report did not contain any additional information.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
8.32
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 301
366.7%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 35