All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.61%. There are an average of 34 workers at each of the 3,966 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, February 7th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Bessemer, AL which had occured previously at Southern Hydraulics, L.L.C.. A 61 year old man working as a Welder was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113478.015
Accident Date2019-02-07
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:30 a.m. on February 7, 2019, an employee was removing a hydraulic rod from a pressurized cylinder when pressure was released and he was struck in the chest by the rod, killing him.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, January 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Ames, IA after learning of an incident at Danfoss Power Solutions which had occured on Thursday, January 18th 2018. A 45 year old man working as a Machine operator was killed on the job when the employee was struck by an overhead test stand guard and was ki
OSHA ID102392.015
Accident Date2018-01-18
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 3:50 p.m. on January 18, 2018, an employee was operating a Ren motor test stand for a hydraulic motor. The support pins for a pivoting overhead guard or hood on the unit failed and the guard dropped, striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the his head, killing him.
OSHA investigators arrived in Carlsbad, CA on Friday, September 15th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Pro-Spot International, Inc.. A 42 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee sustained partial finger amputation in press brake d
OSHA ID99053.015
Accident Date2017-09-28
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:10 a.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1, a machine operator, was using an Amanda Press Brake, manufacturing small parts from sheet metal. He had manufactured approximately 60 -70 parts, following the new procedures that he had been trained on in August, holding the small piece of material with the holding tools to keep his fingers away from the danger area. As he proceeded, the employee forgot to use the tool to hold the material and placed his finger too close to the upper die of the press brake. He suffered a crushing injury to his left index finger, which resulted in the loss of the tip of the finger. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital, where he remained for treatment.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
6.34
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 1539
197.6%
Inspection Rate: 2.48
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 67