Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 19,353 workers employed at 562 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 168 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 34 workers.

OSHA investigators arrived in Mcdonough, GA on Tuesday, October 10th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Luxottica Group which had occured on Friday, October 6th 2017. A 24 year old Helper had been injured when the
OSHA ID99703.015
Accident Date2017-10-06
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:15 a.m. on October 6, 2017, an employee was oiling a conveyor's chain and sprocket without lockout/tagout and amputated his index finger. Hospitalization was not required.
OSHA investigators arrived in SCHERTZ, TE on Wednesday, July 13th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Visionworks of America, Inc.. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to slipping
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-07-13
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was walking to a meeting when she slipped on a dry erase marker that was on the floor and broke her leg.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, October 1st 2015 by OSHA representitives in Southbridge, MA after learning of an incident at United Lens Company, Inc. which had occured on Monday, September 21st 2015. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-09-21
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was cleaning a polisher when the machine pulled in her cleaning cloth and caught and amputated her left index fingertip. The machine was running at the time.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.71
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 102
100%
Inspection Rate: 1.61
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 3

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