Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 43,275 workers employed at 1,353 Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 231 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 32 workers. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Industry by 54% over the past 5 years.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, November 7th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Wilkes Barre, PA at Intermetro Industries Corporation. A 59 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's right ring finger was amputated by hydraulic press

OSHA ID100546.015

Accident Date2017-11-06

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:00 a.m. on November 6, 2017, an employee was installing a die in a hydraulic press. When the employee inadvertently actuated the machine's foot switch, the press cycled and the die contacted his right hand. The tip of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.

OSHA investigators arrived in Medina, OH on Tuesday, November 7th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Tfp Corporation. A 22 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the

OSHA ID101080.015

Accident Date2017-10-26

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on October 26, 2017, an employee was setting up the wire feed roller, jogged the machine, and reached the hazardous pinch area prior to the feed line stopping. The employee's hand was pulled into the pinch point and amputated several fingertips. Hospitalization was not required.

OSHA investigators arrived in Milwaukee, WI on Tuesday, October 17th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Barnes Group Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, October 11th 2017. A 30 year old Machine feeder had been injured when the employee amputated finger tip while feeding a spring

OSHA ID99997.015

Accident Date2017-10-11

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 11:30 p.m. on October 11, 2017, an employee was feeding the spring-test loader when the employee's finger got caught between the set-out cylinder and a spring hole. The employee's finger tip was amputated.

Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing

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