Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media

Industry Summary

With recent employment losses of over -6.29%, The Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 16,019 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 17,095 in 2014. All told there are a total of 787 businesses in operation with the Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing Industry.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 21st 2012 by OSHA representitives in Universal City, CA after learning of an incident at Nbc Universal which had occured on Tuesday, August 14th 2012. A employee working as a Plasterer was injured on the job when the employee injured chest between equipment tables

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OSHA ID202656781

Accident Date2012-08-14

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 14, 2012, Employee #1, working with NBC Universal, was forming sheet plastic. Employee #1 was operating the Bel- O- Vac (Vacuum Forming Machine; 53 by 103; Model E Class). As Employee #1 was removing a plastic sheet that had come off the upper table, the lower table on the vacuum forming machine caused Employee #1's chest to be caught between the lower and upper tables. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for contusions and abrasions for one night.