Industry Summary
The Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 231,190 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 238,288, an increase of 3.07%. On average over the last five years, the Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (11% more) than the broader Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing Industry
OSHA investigators arrived in Ontario, CA on Thursday, April 4th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Ngoc Hoang Gia, Llc. A 45 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
Accident Date2018-04-23
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on April 23, 2018, an employee was cleaning the buildup fiber on the carding machine cylinders while it was operating and a coworker increased the machine's processing speed. The employee had their right index finger pulled into the machine's cylinders and amputated it.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, December 14th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Orleans, VT at Ethan Allen Operations, Inc. A 55 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was killed on the job when the employee was caught in silo auger and was killed
Accident Date2017-12-13
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:35 p.m. on December 13, 2017, an employee entered Silo #3 to check on the performance of a repair bottom unloader auger. The auger had been doing a live run in test and the employee was caught by the auger. The employee had both legs and right arm ground off by the automatic action of the auger and suffered lacerations to his torso while trying to free himself. The employee was killed at the scene.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, December 22nd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Chamblee, GA which had occured previously at Meglio Interiors, Llc. A 21 year old man working as a Sawing machine operator was injured on the job when the
Accident Date2017-11-30
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 a.m. on November 30, 2017, an employee was working as a maintenance person for a firm that manufactured wood kitchen cabinets and countertops. He was operating a table saw that did not have a guard. He was cutting strips of wood material and his fingertip was amputated.