Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 586,909 workers employed at 31,638 Miscellaneous Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 4,464 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 19 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.
On Wednesday, December 19th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Grayslake, IL at Gfx International Llc. A 24 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
Accident Date2018-12-05
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:45 a.m. on December 5, 2018, an employee was preparing to cut a piece on a CNC router when the head containing the drill bit fell on his finger. The employee amputated one of his fingertips and was hospitalized.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, September 20th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Santa Ana, CA after learning of an incident at Aardvark Clay & Supplies, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 18 year old Machine operator had been killed when the
Accident Date2018-09-20
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:15 a.m. on September 20, 2018, an employee was packaging clay blocks and was standing next to the clay extruder where the mixer feeds the extruder. The employee was pulled into the extruder when his arm was caught by the unguarded extruder blades and was killed. The employee was killed.
On Tuesday, December 19th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Decatur, GA at Plaid Enterprises, Inc.. A 51 year old woman working as a Order clerk was injured on the job when the
Accident Date2017-12-12
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on December 12, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of paints and coatings. She was operating an electric pallet jack. She was actively pulling product for an order. She was trying to negotiate a turn within an aisle, when she pinched her finger between the racking system and the pallet jack. She sustained a partial amputation of the ring finger on her left hand down to the second knuckle. She was hospitalized.