Other Household Textile Product 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 Curtain and Linen Mills Industry.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, October 19th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Philadelphia, PA 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.
On Tuesday, September 13th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in FRACKVILLE, PE after learning of an incident at Hollander Sleep Products, LLC which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
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 investigators arrived in TORRINGTON, CO on Saturday, June 25th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Mohawk Industries, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Accident Date2016-06-25
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee's hand was caught and injured in a laminating machine, requiring hospitalization.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

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Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 89
Inspection Rate:
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 6

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