Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 78,327 workers employed at 707 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 680 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 111 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, March 30th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Fort Worth, TX after learning of an incident at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company which had occured on Wednesday, March 15th 2017. A 64 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee catches glove on steel pipe and amputated fingers
OSHA ID94585.015
Accident Date2017-03-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on March 15, 2017, an employee was removing the mylar coating off of a stainless steel pipe. The employee was wearing cut-resistant gloves and had placed the steel pipe onto a lathe so the employee could sand off the coating. The employee's hand was pulled into the machine when his glove became caught on the steel pipe. The employee amputated the right middle and ring fingers at the far distal joint. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
OSHA investigators arrived in NEWINGTON, CO on Friday, August 19th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Beacon Industries, Inc.. A had been injured when the struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-19
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was setting up a vertical lathe machine. The employee was adjusting the tool holder when it dropped, striking the employee's left pinky finger and amputating the fingertip.
On Wednesday, April 20th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Columbia, CT which had occured previously at Columbia Manufacturing Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-04-08
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee's finger was amputated in the point of operation of a brake press.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
2.75
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 301
850%
Inspection Rate: 3.79
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 14

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