Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.05% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 12,682 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 24 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Milford, CT on Monday, July 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Precision Metal Products, Inc.. A 60 year old woman working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee was operating press machine and crushes hand

OSHA ID97426.015

Accident Date2017-07-24

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 7:15 a.m. on July 24, 2017, an employee was operating #27 press. The employee was either inserting or removing a premium tool assembly jaw from the press when press was turned on and caught the employee's fingers and hand with the die or ram. The employee suffered crushing injuries and amputated a portion of their hand. No identification was made within the report as to the full extent of the employee's injuries.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, January 31st 2017 by OSHA representitives in Mc Graw, NY after learning of an incident at Higgins Supply Company, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, January 24th 2017. A 30 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee catches hand in punch press and amputated four fing

OSHA ID92687.015

Accident Date2017-01-24

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on January 24, 2017, an employee was running parts in a punch press. The employee removed a part from the punch press which broke and the press continued to cycle. The broken part caught the employee's hand within the punch press and amputated four fingers from their left hand. The employee was not hospitalized.

On Friday, September 16th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Valencia, CA which had occured previously at Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation . A 46 year old Engineering technician had been injured when the employee was injured when gas cylindered fell of landing

OSHA ID93654.015

Accident Date2016-09-09

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on September 9, 2016, an employee was transporting a compressed gas cylinder. The compressed gas cylinders fell off the landing and struck the employee in the right leg and fractured his right ankle.

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