Primary Battery Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Primary Battery Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.01%. There are an average of 156 workers at each of the 76 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Battery Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Salina, KS on Thursday, December 3rd 2015 and began an accident investigation at Exide Technologies. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-12-02
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was evaluating a jam around the back of the cutter machine. His glove came into contact with a guarded belt and pulley, which caught his glove and pulled his right hand in. A section of his right index finger was amputated.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 by OSHA representitives in LYON STATION, PE after learning of an incident at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-12-02
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was demonstrating the function of a sliding axle trailer to a coworker when the trailer drifted unexpectedly and caught the employee's finger in one of the adjustment holes. The employee's right index finger was amputated.
On Friday, September 25th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in LYON STATION, PE which had occured previously at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.. A had been injured when the part of occupant?s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-09-25
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating a stack loader forklift to move product when his left foot got pinned between a light pole and the lift truck. He experienced left foot swelling.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
9.83
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 91
100%
Inspection Rate: 12.5
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 7

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