Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 14,630 workers employed at 43 Household Refrigerator and Home Freezer Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 80 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 340 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Major Appliance Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, August 25th 2016 by OSHA representitives in MADISON, WI which had occured previously at Sub-Zero, Inc.. A had been injured when the injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-25

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was reversing the right-angle pneumatic driver equipped with a tapping bit when the driver caught his glove and twisted it around the tapping bit, damaging his left pinky finger. The pinky finger was amputated at the first joint in the emergency room.

On Tuesday, October 27th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Decatur, AL at General Electric Company. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-10-20

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was starting up an extrusion machine when the machine "kicked out" or faulted. The employee's gloved hand was caught in the auger. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index finger between the first and second digit.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, April 1st 2013 by OSHA representitives in Waterloo, IA at Criterion, Inc.. A employee working as a employee was injured on the job when the employee amputated finger while using surface grinder

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OSHA ID200535623

Accident Date2013-03-05

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeOn March 5, 2013, an employee was using a surface grinder sharpening machine a piece of tooling. He didn't turn off the grinder. A rag he was using to clean it got caught in wheel and pulling his hand into the wheel and amputating part of his finger. The employee was not hospitalized.