Industrial Valve Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Industrial Valve Manufacturing industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 27,581, The industry has seen a decline of -3.36%. This change put 958 folks onto the unemployment line. On average over the last five years, the Industrial Valve Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (35% more) than the broader Metal Valve Manufacturing Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Gainesville, GA on Wednesday, July 19th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Power Services Group (Psg) which had occured on Monday, July 17th 2017. A 56 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee had hand pulled into lathe and suffered multiple inj
OSHA ID97314.015
Accident Date2017-07-17
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:15 p.m. on July 17, 2017, an employee was polishing and debarring the metal stem on a lathe. The employee's left hand arm was pulled into the rotating stem shaft. The employee amputated several fingers and suffered an injury to their forearm and shoulder.
OSHA investigators arrived in MANSFIELD, MA on Monday, September 19th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Pantair Valves and Controls US LP. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the exposure to environmental heat
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee experienced an acute kidney injury due to severe dehydration while servicing and testing steam valves.
The accident investigation below was opened on Saturday, September 17th 2016 by OSHA representitives in HOUSTON, TE at Hoerbiger Corpporation of America, Inc. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-17
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was flipping the mold tool on a press to strip parts when the press ram came down and crushed his left thumb.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
11.81
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 293
328.6%
Inspection Rate: 3.59
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 22

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