Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With recent employment losses of over -10%, The Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 85,963 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 95,518 in 2014. All told there are a total of 1,626 businesses in operation with the Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing industry. On average over the last five years, the Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (15% more) than the broader Agriculture Construction and Mining Machinery Manufacturing Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Milwaukee, WI on Tuesday, February 21st 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Joy Global Inc.. A 56 year old Operations & systems researcher had been injured when the employee's hand was pulled into machine and was fractured and
OSHA ID93411.015
Accident Date2017-02-10
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 1:15 p.m. on February 10, 2017, Employee #1 was observing another maintenance employee adjust components within a horizontal boring machine. Employee #1 decided to check the tension in the machines pulley and belt system and placed his right hand into the machine. The maintenance coworker then started the machine. Employee #1s right hand was caught by the pulley and belt system and pulled into the machine, which fractured and lacerated it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures, which included the placement of pins to repair the hand. He also received post-operative treatment and care, and was then hospitalized.
On Monday, January 30th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Alice, TX which had occured previously at Dixie Iron Works, Ltd.. A 36 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee amputated finger when caught between pipes
OSHA ID92651.015
Accident Date2017-01-24
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9 06 a.m. on January 24, 2017, an employee was handling steel pipes using an overhead bridge crane. The employee was guiding the pipes when the load shift ed and catching his finger between the pipes. The employee's small finger on hi s right hand was amputated but he was not hospitalized.
On Tuesday, September 27th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Claremore, OK at Upco, Inc.. A had been injured when the struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was operating a pendant crane to move a bundle of 20 sinker bars onto a stack that was eight levels high. As he was unstrapping the hook from the bundle, a banding from another bundle beneath had become undone, causing the bundle of rods to collapse. He was caught in the fallen bundle of rods, causing multiple fractures to both legs. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
10.38
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 444
120%
Inspection Rate: 2.11
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 59

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