Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers industry has really been reeling, experiencing a massive employment decline of 0% in just the 12 months. The most recent numbers from 2015 show that employment was right at 128,393 working at 13,027 different establishments throughout the United States, which is 4 less than the year prior. On average over the last five years, the Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (4% more) than the broader Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods Industry

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• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, May 1st 2019 by OSHA representitives in Sharpsville, PA after learning of an incident at Barber'S Chemicals, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, February 19th 2019. A 59 year old man working as a Heavy equipment mechanic was killed on the job when the employee was asphyxiated

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OSHA ID115871.015

Accident Date2019-02-19

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 2:00 a.m. on February 19, 2019, an employee was working in the cab of a truck and was asphyxiated.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 21st 2018 by OSHA representitives in Saint Paul, MN which had occured previously at 98626 - Jasons Dry Ice Inc. A 53 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID111469.015

Accident Date2018-11-21

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn November 21, 2018, an employee was filling carbon dioxide at a fast food restaurant from a tank in the bed of his work truck. The employee connected the hose from his truck into the building connection. The employee then drove away with the hose still connected. The hose ripped from the building and from the truck causing the tank on the truck to release carbon dioxide. The employee then ran into the back of the truck to shut off the tank where he was asphyxiated by the carbon dioxide.

OSHA investigators arrived in Lees Summit, MO on Friday, October 27th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Ipl Usa Inc.. A 25 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee catches finger in nip point on conveyor and amputat

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OSHA ID100288.015

Accident Date2017-10-22

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 2:15 p.m. on October 22, 2017, an employee was removing a plastic lid that was jammed in a conveyor and pinched his right hand's middle finger in a nip point between the conveyor and a chute. The employee amputated the tip of his finger. Hospitalization was not required.