Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 76,590 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 80,134, an increase of 4.63%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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On Sunday, March 10th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in West Point, GA which had occured previously at Hyundai Transys Georgia Powertrain, Inc.. A 34 year old had been killed when the

OSHA ID114375.015

Accident Date2019-03-09

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 2:25 p.m. on March 9, 2019, an employee was repairing and replacing a clamp pad for GA 00-100T/M Case Turn Over #1 machine. When he was inside from his waist up, he was crushed by the machine. The employee was killed.

OSHA investigators arrived in Russells Point, OH on Monday, January 23rd 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Honda Transmission Manufacturing Of America Inc. which had occured on Friday, January 13th 2017. A 61 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee was caught in machine and receives a partial finger

OSHA ID92442.015

Accident Date2017-01-13

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on January 13, 2017, an employee turned the line to "limited operations" on a pneumatically operated machine to unjam the machine. He opened the station access door which was interlocked, utilizing an allen wrench. The employee removed the jam. However, the employees left hand was near the escapement fixture which still had pneumatic air pressure and discharged once the employee removed the jam. When the escapement fixture discharged the equipment advanced resulting in a partial finger amputation.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, September 30th 2016 by OSHA representitives in GRAPEVINE, TE which had occured previously at Eaton Corporation. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-30

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeOn 09/30/2016, at 7:00 PM, a shipping/receiving employee was preparing to shrink wrap a switchboard when she stepped over the shrink wrap placed between the film roll and the switchboard structure to start the turntable wrapper. While stepping over it, her right foot was caught on the film and she fell to the ground on her left side, fracturing her left hip.

Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing

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