Turned Product and Screw Nut and Bolt Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 81,711 workers employed at 2,165 Turned Product and Screw Nut and Bolt Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 251 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 38 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw Nut and Bolt Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, October 26th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Honeoye Falls, NY at Southco Inc.. A 40 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee sustained crushing hand injury when caught in power

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OSHA ID100324.015

Accident Date2017-09-25

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:15 a.m. on September 25, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a mechanical power press. The press cycled unexpectedly while his hand was in the die, causing a crushing injury to his left middle finger.

On Wednesday, June 14th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Decatur, AL which had occured previously at Automatic Smp. A 25 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee suffered from amputation

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OSHA ID96359.015

Accident Date2017-06-08

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:30 p.m. on June 8, 2017, an employee in the core department operating a slotter machine had a nut get jammed in the loading chute. The employee reached in and removed the jammed nut with his finger. The loading cylinder engaged and caught the tip of the employee's finger between the loading chute guard and the loading clinger resulting in an amputation to the end of the finger.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 29th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Ashland, OH which had occured previously at Atlas Bolt & Screw Company Llc. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-08-22

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn August 22, 2016, an employee suffered a partial finger amputation while trying to unjam the hammer in the zinc mold department.