Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.05%. There are an average of 38 workers at each of the 714 establishments in the United States.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, July 20th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Johns Creek, GA at Alcon Laboratories, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Accident Date2016-07-14
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was trouble shooting line equipment. The stack un-loader rotated and struck the employee fracturing the left jaw.
OSHA investigators arrived in Newton, NJ on Thursday, June 18th 2015 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Thorlabs Inc.. A had been injured when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Accident Date2015-06-09
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee injured his right thumb below the nail area while operating a jet horizontal band saw.
On Thursday, June 20th 2013 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lake Forest, CA after learning of an incident at Oakley Inc which had occured on Friday, May 10th 2013. A Supervisor had been injured when the employee's burns hands when sprayed with hot water
OSHA ID202556460
Accident Date2013-05-10
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 5:15 p.m. on May 10, 2013, Employee #1, a supervisor, was notified by a coworker that a fitting on a hot water connection to an Engel 2000 molding machine was leaking hot water. While waiting for a technician to lock out the machine, the employee began wiping down the dripping hose. The connection hose were loose when he grasped it and hot water shot out of the partly open connection spraying the employee's hands. Employee #1 was taken to a local medical center for treatment and was referred from there to a local burn center. Employee #1 was treated for thermal burns to his hands and released one month later.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.24
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 147
450%
Inspection Rate: 1.37
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 4

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