Plate Work Manufacturing
Industry Summary
The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 890 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.81%. The most recent numbers show a total of 1,746 businesses currently operating in the Plate Work Manufacturing industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in Mobile, AL on Tuesday, December 18th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Metals Usa Plates And Shapes Southeast, Inc. . A 49 year old man working as a Crane Operator was killed on the job when the employee struck storage rack while falling from ladder and
OSHA ID111962.015
Accident Date2018-12-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:30 a.m. on December 18, 2018, an employee and coworker were loading metal products onto a flatbed trailer. The employee was working from the trailer bed while his coworker was on the ground and he went to leave the trailer by climbing down the portable metal ladder attached to the rub rail. The employee had climbed down 2 or 3 steps and fell from the ladder, striking the metal storage rack alongside the trailer. The employee was transported to the local hospital, where he later died from blunt force trauma to his head.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 11th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Detroit, MI after learning of an incident at Delta Iron Works Inc which had occured on Tuesday, July 11th 2017. A 47 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee's finger was amputated in press brake
OSHA ID99232.015
Accident Date2017-07-11
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:00 a.m. on July 11, 2017, Employee #1 was loading a part into a press brake to bend. A coworker actuated the press and amputated the employee's pinky finger on his left hand.
On Wednesday, July 12th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Winona, MS which had occured previously at Anel Corporation. A 59 year old Welder had been injured when the employee struck by falling crane bridge and sustained fractur
OSHA ID97121.015
Accident Date2017-07-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on July 7, 2017, an employee was moving a metal tank with a floor operated overhead crane.One side of crane bridge fell from the runway and struck the employee. The employee sustained fractured bones.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
7.35
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 876
271.4%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 34