Communications Equipment Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With recent employment losses of over -5.88%, The Communications Equipment Manufacturing industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 88,296 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 93,813 in 2014. All told there are a total of 2,285 businesses in operation with the Communications Equipment Manufacturing industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Chino, CA on Thursday, October 12th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Myers & Sons Hi-Way Safety Inc. A 18 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID103712.015
Accident Date2017-09-20
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:11 a.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1 was bending pieces of steel in the Wisconsin Forcemaster Model 12 FM 100, Serial number 76660 Press Brake. The employee reached into the point of operation after bending the steel piece, and the die fell on his fingers. The press had a two-handed control, but the mechanical system in the machine malfunctioned, resulting in an amputation to his right middle finger and right ring finger, as well as fractures to the right index finger and left middle finger.
On Monday, July 18th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in ALLENTOWN, PE at Solar Technology. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-07-18
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating a drill press when the employee's glove was caught in the drill bit. The employee's fingers were injured requiring surgery.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, June 7th 2016 by OSHA representitives in GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH which had occured previously at Time Warner Cable. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-07
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about 6/7/2016, at approximately 1425, an employee was working from a ladder to access a cable TV lock box when the ladder kicked out, causing the employee to fall. As he fell, he struck a stairway railing and injured his left wrist/hand and ribs.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.18
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 279
66.7%
Inspection Rate: 0.52
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 11

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