Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.47% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 380 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 55 workers. On average over the last five years, the Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (6% more) than the broader Rolling and Drawing of Purchased Steel Industry

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, November 2nd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Saint Louis, MO which had occured previously at St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc.. A 44 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee suffered fingertip amputation during machine set up
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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Saint Louis, MO on Thursday, November 2nd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc. which had occured on Friday, October 27th 2017. 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
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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Manchester, NH on Thursday, October 19th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Empire Sheet Metal, Inc. which had occured on Tuesday, October 17th 2017. A 33 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee fractured wrist while loading truck
OSHA ID99986.015
Accident Date2017-10-17
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on October 17, 2017, an employee was transferring a large metal gate onto a flatbed truck from a forklift. The employee was moving the gate and it fell off the fork of the forklift and crushed the employee's wrist. The employee sustained a broken wrist and laceration.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
40.78
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 742
229.4%
Inspection Rate: 15.48
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 68

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