Coating Engraving Heat Treating and Allied Activities
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 139,073 workers employed at 6,449 Coating Engraving Heat Treating and Allied Activities establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 927 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 22 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
OSHA investigators arrived in Glendale Heights, IL on Friday, December 21st 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Hudapack Metal Treating Of Illinois, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 43 year old man working as a Machine operator was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID112046.015
Accident Date2018-12-21
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:30 a.m. on December 12, 2018, Employee #1 had entered the vat and was attempting to reposition a Halogen work light. As he grasped the light with both hands, Employee #1 screamed "Take the light off me". Employee #2 attempted to separate the light and was electrically shocked. Employee #2 then attempted to separate the work light from the flexible power cord that was connected to the lamp cord and was shocked. Employee #2 called for help and contacted the shift supervisor. Other employees responded to the call for help and removed Employee #1 from the vat/tank. CPR was started and 911 was contacted. Employees #1 and #2 were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 6:10 at the hospital.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, December 21st 2018 by OSHA representitives in Glendale Heights, IL at Hudapack Metal Treating Of Illinois, Inc.. A 27 year old Laborer had been injured when the
OSHA ID112046.015
Accident Date2018-12-21
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:30 a.m. on December 12, 2018, Employee #1 had entered the vat and was attempting to reposition a Halogen work light. As he grasped the light with both hands, Employee #1 screamed "Take the light off me". Employee #2 attempted to separate the light and was electrically shocked. Employee #2 then attempted to separate the work light from the flexible power cord that was connected to the lamp cord and was shocked. Employee #2 called for help and contacted the shift supervisor. Other employees responded to the call for help and removed Employee #1 from the vat/tank. CPR was started and 911 was contacted. Employees #1 and #2 were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 6:10 at the hospital.
OSHA investigators arrived in Green Bay, WI on Friday, January 19th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Ultra Plating Corporation. A 34 year old Lathe had been killed when the employee was killed when pulled into machinery
OSHA ID102409.015
Accident Date2018-01-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on January 18, 2018, an employee was operating abrasive blasting equipment to prepare industrial rollers for plating. The employee was working alone. For an unknown reason, the employee became entangled with the equipment at its coupler location and was killed. The employee was later found with his shirt and upper portion of his torso wrapped around the coupler and shaft (PTO and journal).
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
7.04
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 4187
200.9%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 102