Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 489,521 workers employed at 3,213 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 2,832 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 152 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, February 11th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Gardena, CA after learning of an incident at German Machined Products Inc which had occured on the same day. A 60 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-02-11
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:45 p.m. on February 11, 2019, an employee was conducting the cleaning of milling machines (model number: AWEA FCV-620) with a coworker. As the employee opened the small gated doors and accessed the rear compartment of one of the milling machines, he was struck in the back of the head and killed. The incident investigation determined that the machines axis activated, moving its home position forward and drove the employee's head into the machine's frame. The employee suffered a fractured skull.
On Friday, December 1st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Irvine, CA after learning of an incident at Pcc Rollmet, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 50 year old Machine operator had been killed when the
Accident Date2017-12-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on December 2017, an employee was changing a sanding belt on an OD Sander, Equipment #511. The employee had moved the right wheel inward to increase slack on the sanding belt and then removed it. The equipment was left running which meant that the shaft, chuck and a pipe were rotating when the left sleeve of the employee was caught in the chuck. The employee's arm and body were pulled into and around the chuck. The employee struck his head and was killed at the site.
On Tuesday, November 7th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Wichita, KS after learning of an incident at Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. which had occured on Friday, November 3rd 2017. A 42 year old man working as a Crane was killed on the job when the employee engaged in overhead operation was killed
Accident Date2017-11-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:04 p.m. on November 3, 2017, an employees was removing chain slings from a load that had been placed into its frame support structure. The overhead gantry crane hoisted the hook and in turn the chain sling. During the hoisting the chain sling came into contact with the load now resting in the carriage. The load became dislodged, pinning the employee between the load and a steel table. The employee sustained internal bleeding and possible liver and kidney damage, and later died.