Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 9,006 new hires were taken in by the 74 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, July 10th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Warren, MI after learning of an incident at Fca Us Llc Warren Truck Assembly Plant which had occured on Thursday, June 15th 2017. A 45 year old man working as a Welder was injured on the job when the employee was struck by robotic arm and knocked unconscious
OSHA ID96983.015
Accident Date2017-06-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on June 15, 2017, an employee was replacing a spring activated arm on a robot. When the employee removed the equipment's balancer, the robot's arm swung upward and struck the employee in the head. The employee lost consciousness and sustained a head contusion, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.
OSHA investigators arrived in Avon Lake, OH on Thursday, June 1st 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Ford Motor Company, Ohio Assembly Plant. A 53 year old man working as a Electrician was injured on the job when the employee fell when scissor lift platform topples over and b
OSHA ID96106.015
Accident Date2017-05-24
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:00 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was working on a B24 Invert Line from a scissor lift platform that had been extended twelve feet when an engine delivery conveyor he was working adjacent to, activated and struck the scissor platform guarding. The scissor lift toppled. The employee was harnessed into the platfrom, so that he did not fall out. However, his arm was pinned between the work platform railing and the floor. The employee sustained four broken ribs on right side, nerve damage to right wrist and hand because it was caught under hand rail of the lift, and left leg abrasions on knee and ankle.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, August 9th 2016 by OSHA representitives in BERRYVILLE, AR after learning of an incident at Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the exposure to environmental heat
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-09
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee had some cramping in his right shoulder and passed out for approximately 2 to 3 minutes possibly due to heat stress.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.65
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 83
71.4%
Inspection Rate: 13.51
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9

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