Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
Industry Summary
The Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.03% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 2,025 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 59 workers.
OSHA investigators arrived in Milford, CT on Monday, July 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Precision Metal Products, Inc.. A 60 year old Machine operator had been injured 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.
On Friday, September 16th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Valencia, CA at Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation . A 46 year old man working as a Engineering technician was injured on the job 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.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, July 6th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Guilford, ME after learning of an incident at Hardwood Products Company, Llc which had occured on Wednesday, June 22nd 2016. A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-22
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was attempting to clean a molding machine when the rotating dowel knife blade amputated his thumb and forefinger. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
2.24
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 580
425%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 20