Musical Instrument Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Musical Instrument Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.65%. There are an average of 17 workers at each of the 629 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Wednesday, October 11th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Santa Monica, CA at Jacques Lacroix Design. A 28 year old Carpenter had been injured when the
OSHA ID101404.015
Accident Date2017-07-25
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:25 p.m. on July 25, 2017, Employee #1 was cutting wood using a Skill saw. The employee had his hand under the running blade, trying to catch a piece of wood, when the blade cut his hand.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, July 26th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Farmingdale, NY after learning of an incident at D'Addario & Company, Inc. which had occured on Monday, July 24th 2017. A 56 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the worker sustained laceration after contacting rotating shaft
OSHA ID97541.015
Accident Date2017-07-24
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on July 24, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured musical instruments. He was walking around after operating some equipment. He unintentionally grabbed a shaft protruding from Straightener #3. The shaft was in motion. He sustained a laceration to his hand and arm.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, March 30th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Hopedale, MA which had occured previously at Eastman Brass Instruments, Llc. A 32 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID94301.015
Accident Date2017-03-20
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured brass musical instruments. He was operating a spinning lathe with a mandrel attachment. He was trimming excess material from a horn and was using a tool with a tool rest to cut away the material. A filament of brass being removed from the workpiece rotated around the mandrel. It struck the employee in his hand and wrist. He sustained lacerated his wrist and thumb on his left hand.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
8.98
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 98
600%
Inspection Rate: 0.91
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 7

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