Saw Blade and Handsaw Manufacturing
Industry Summary
OSHA investigators arrived in Fitchburg, MA on Tuesday, July 19th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Simonds International, Llc. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-07-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was using a drill press and amputated a portion of the left middle finger.
OSHA investigators arrived in Athol, MA on Tuesday, July 12th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at L. S. Starrett Company, The which had occured on Friday, July 8th 2016. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-07-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn July 8, 2016, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was bending pieces of metal in a pneumatic parts bender. When he attempted to remove a part from the machine, the pneumatic bending piston crushed and amputated his right index fingertip just below the nail.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, June 12th 2015 by OSHA representitives in MINEOLA, NE after learning of an incident at Great Neck Saw Manufacturing which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-06-12
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeIn the power press department, an employee crushed four fingers on his right hand while feeding a blade into the press to make two holes in the blade.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 57
-66.7%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4