Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Other Wood Product Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.97%. There are an average of 23 workers at each of the 9,324 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Wood Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Tuesday, January 8th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Clay Center, KS after learning of an incident at Wardcraft Homes, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. A 61 year old man working as a Carpenter was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID112504.015
Accident Date2018-12-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:00 p.m. on December 18, 2018, an employee was found on the ground unresponsive. A sternum rub was done and he became responsive and upright, and refused to be checked out or to have medical treatment provided. Employee clocked out and was taken home. The employee was found at a separate location away from the workplace approximately three hours later. The employee was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. The death certificate recorded death was caused from Acute Subdural Hematoma.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, November 1st 2018 by OSHA representitives in Dallas, TX after learning of an incident at Bell Wooden Products, Inc. which had occured on Friday, October 26th 2018. A 55 year old Laborer had been injured when the
OSHA ID110642.015
Accident Date2018-10-26
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on October 26, 2018, an employee was cleaning a machine while it was still running and lacerated his right hand's index finger when he struck it against the saw blade. The employee was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Berthoud, CO on Tuesday, October 16th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Sun Mountain, Inc.. A 54 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID110211.015
Accident Date2018-10-16
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on October 16, 2018, an employee was speaking to another employee working on a door on the "surgery" table in the customs department. At the same time, another employee was operating a table saw approximately 10 feet away, with the operator/back end of the saw facing the employee. The operator was performing rabbeting on a piece of molding when a the circular saw blade caught the end of the piece of wood, catapulting it behind the operator into the employee's chest. The employee sustained a penetrating injury to the chest including injuries to the heart and right lung leading to exsanguination. The employee was hospitalized and later died.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
22.4
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 8957
161.7%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 430