Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
Industry Summary
The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 935 new hires were taken in by the 165 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in Norcross, GA on Tuesday, July 14th 2015 and began an accident investigation at Ofs Fitel, Llc. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the nonclassifiable
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-07-05
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee's left finger was amputated while changing optical fiber spool for rewinding.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, June 16th 2015 by OSHA representitives in Bloomingdale, IL which had occured previously at Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-06-07
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn Sunday June 7, 2015, at approximately 4:55 p.m., an employee on the production floor was operating a crimper machine, which is a wire connector crimping machine operated by an unguarded foot pedal. The injured employee was hand-feeding wire pieces into the point of operation when she inadvertently pressed a foot pedal with her right-hand index finger, resulting in an amputation. The point of operation was unguarded at the time.
On Tuesday, May 19th 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Brownwood, TX which had occured previously at Superior Essex Communications Lp. A had been injured when the entangled in other object or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-05-03
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was working on the buffering lines running a cable. The jacket came off while he was trying to restring the machine. He pulled the yarn and the dance arm became loose pulling the yarn and causing it to tighten. The yarn tightened around his right middle finger causing an above the bone amputation.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
5.09
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 58
200%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4