Automobile Manufacturing
Industry Summary
With recent employment losses of over -6.18%, The Automobile Manufacturing industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 113,966 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 121,472 in 2014. All told there are a total of 259 businesses in operation with the Automobile Manufacturing industry. On average over the last five years, the Automobile Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (40% more) than the broader Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry
OSHA investigators arrived in Brook Park, OH on Thursday, August 3rd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Ford Motor Company which had occured on Friday, July 28th 2017. A 60 year old Millwright had been injured when the employee was struck by a milling machine part and receives a
OSHA ID97801.015
Accident Date2017-07-28
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:15 a.m. on July 28, 2017, an employee, working as a Millwright, was working with a work crew of three coworkers to repair a Specht 500W CNC milling machine. The Millwright was attempting to install a base back into the machine. The base was lifted into the machine by rigging it with synthetic slings suspended from a forklift and then lowered toward the rails of the machine. The millwright was attempting to align the southeast carriage dowel with the hole in the corner of the still suspended base. The millwright was at first moving the carriage to align it with the base with a screwdriver. Before he could get the carriage aligned, he inadvertently dropped the screwdriver. He then used his right hand to manually align the base. While he was attempting to align the carriage with his right hand, the dowel aligned with the hole and it came down on the southeast carriage. When the dowel aligned and the base came down and it caught the tip of millwrights right thumb between the base and the carriage, causing his right thumb tip to be amputated. The employee was not hospitalized.
On Wednesday, November 16th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Smyrna, TN after learning of an incident at Nissan North America Inc which had occured on the same day. A 46 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee was crushed by counter weight on conveyor belt syste
OSHA ID90692.015
Accident Date2016-11-16
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on November 16, 2016, an employee had replaced a defective drive motor for a lift table that transfers automotive seat pallets to a return conveyor system. The employee was testing the lift table and leaned into an opening to look under the table as it was being raised and was struck by a counter balance weight that was descending as the lift table was elevated. The machine guard for the opening had been removed for the repair and not replaced before the lift table was activated. The employee's head was crushed when it was struck by the counter weight and they were killed.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 26th 2016 by OSHA representitives in MARYSVILLE, OH at Honda of America. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched by shifting objected or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was installing a metal cage in parts storage. The cage had a sliding door, which closed on and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
8.75
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 555
50%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 61