Packaging Machinery Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 19,073 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 19,887, an increase of 4.27%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Friday, September 23rd 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in MCALLEN, TE which had occured previously at International Paper. A had been injured when the stings and venomous bites

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-23

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeWhile performing regular maintenance, an employee was bitten by a brown recluse spider.

OSHA investigators arrived in INDIAN ORCHARD, MA on Wednesday, September 30th 2015 and began an accident investigation at Tandem Technologies, LLC.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-09-30

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was injured from a four foot fall off of an unguarded loading dock at a satellite location and was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 14th 2015 by OSHA representitives in Canton, OH at Miracle Solutions. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2015-09-01

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was assembling a side belt driven conveyor. While checking the motor during the assembly, he noticed a clicking noise. He inspected what was causing the noise while the machine was running. His hand slipped while using a hand tool to adjust the chain that runs the motor, and his thumb went in between the chain and gear. He sustained a partial right thumb amputation.