Spring (Light Gauge) Manufacturing
Industry Summary
On Thursday, September 29th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in CHICAGO, IL after learning of an incident at Matthew Warren, Inc. dba Automatic Spring Coiling, Co. which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the fall on same level, n.e.c.
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was setting up a grinding machine when he heard an unusual noise coming from the machine. He turned the machine off and looked inside. Something then flew out of the belt drive area and struck him in the face. He fell backwards and struck his head on the concrete floor, lacerating his lip and head.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, September 7th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Archbold, OH at Napoleon Spring Works, Inc.. 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 Date2016-08-31
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn August 31, 2016, an employee was reaching for parts that had accumulated on a chain conveyor when their glove was pulled into a chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation of the right pinky finger.
On Tuesday, April 12th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Oshkosh, WI at Oshkosh Coil Spring, Inc.. A 37 year old Machinist had been injured when the employee amputated left finger
OSHA ID84425.015
Accident Date2016-04-07
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:30 p.m. on April 7, 2016, an employee was setting up a coil spring job on the PC-8 machine. The employee was utilizing a auxiliary control pendant to manipulate the machine components. As the employee made an adjustment to the looper on the PC-8 coil spring machine, he was controlling the moving axis point with a wired pendant. The employee held the pendant in his right hand and used his thumb to adjust the jog (-) and jog (+) functions on the pendant. The employee opened the hinged doors to expose the looper. As the employee was adjusting the pivot arm, he heard a loud noise from the next machine and looked away from the looper. The employee inadvertently continued to press the jog function and his left index finger was caught between the pivot arm block and the stationary block on the looper. The employee's left index finger was amputated.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
0
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 106
20%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4