During the 1960`s through the 1970`s the bleaching and dyeing industry was the foundation of the industrial development of Korea as well as being the main industry of the Daegu area. Nowadays, the industry has declined and only small shops are still operating. In this study the status of the bleaching and dyeing industry and tendencies of industrial accidents in during 2002 to 2008 in the Daegu area has been conducted. The results indicate the number of shops and workers have both declined but the accident rate has increased slightly from 1.03% in 2002 to 1.26% in 2008. The cause for the slight increase in the accident rate was due to aged equipment, hazardous working conditions, and aging work force. The type of equipment related to the accidents were dyeing machines, rotary washers, and tenter. The type of accidents were dyeing machines, rotary washers, and tenter. The type of accidents were jamming, electrical shock, and collisions. When the shop size was classified in to groups of over 50 or under 50 workers, the accident rate of smaller shops were higher. The caused of accidents and a number of preventive actions to be taken are suggested in this study.