Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

Industry Summary

The industry has shown a significant reduction in workforce , at least in the last reported period between 2014 and 2015. Over 994 employees lost their job in that period, a loss of -1.67%. The most recent numbers show a total of 1,096 businesses currently operating in the Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel industry. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Primary Metal Manufacturing Industry by 63% over the past 5 years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Monday, September 24th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Jonesville, MI which had occured previously at Alphi Manufacturing Llc. A 37 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee amputated finger in machine

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OSHA ID109392.015

Accident Date2018-05-24

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:30 p.m. on May 24, 2018, an employee was operating a steel tube End-Forming machine and removing a dimple from the inside diameter of an approximately 1 1/2 inch diameter pipe. The employee was talking with a coworker and leaned against the machine when he stepped back onto the foot peddle and cycled the machine. The employee caught his finger between the guard and a loose adjustment nut, amputating his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in Piqua, OH on Tuesday, December 12th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Jackson Tube Service, Inc.. A 23 year old woman working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's finger was amputated

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OSHA ID101460.015

Accident Date2017-12-05

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:00 a.m. on December 5,2017, Employee #1 was removing steel tubes from the dump table on a mill.One of the steel tubes got hung up on the brass vee roll and Employee #1 reached in to pull it out and got her finger caught between the brass vee roll and the frame of the table, as the brass vee roll was closing. Employee #1 finger was amputated.

On Thursday, November 2nd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Saint Louis, MO at St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc.. A 44 year old man working as a Machine operator was injured on the job when the employee suffered fingertip amputation during machine set up

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OSHA ID100492.015

Accident Date2017-10-27

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 5:30 a.m. on October 27, 2017, Employee #1 was replacing a smaller bearing for a bigger bearing during a machine set up. The employee lost control of the bearing. As he tried to catch the falling bearing, his glove became caught in the moving parts of the machine, and amputated his fingertip.