Wood Window and Door Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Wood Window and Door Manufacturing industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 45,812 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 47,337, an increase of 3.33%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Millwork Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, January 17th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Chicago, IL after learning of an incident at Crystal Windows & Doors Il Corp. which had occured on Tuesday, January 16th 2018. A 50 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee was caught in machine rollered and crushed

OSHA ID104507.015

Accident Date2018-01-16

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 4:00 on January 16, 2018, an employee entered the GED "Butterfly" machine to clean the rollers and the machine cycled, crushing him. The employee was extracted from the machine by local fire department and was taken to Cook County Hospital where he was hospitalized with internal injuries.

OSHA investigators arrived in Grand Prairie, TX on Friday, October 13th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Bmc West, Llc. A 36 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee was operating a table saw and amputated finger when

OSHA ID100260.015

Accident Date2017-10-04

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on October 4, 2017, an employee was operating a table saw while cutting a wooden log and amputated a finger when it touched the blade. The initial report did not identify which finger had been amputated. Hospitalization was not required.

OSHA investigators arrived in Sacramento, CA on Monday, August 14th 2017 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Architectural Blomberg Llc. A 60 year old Fabricating machine operator had been injured when the employee's finger was caught and amputated in metal punch pre

OSHA ID98151.015

Accident Date2017-07-14

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt approximately 7:00 a.m. on July 14, 2017, Employee #1 was using a machine to punch holes into a metal frame. As the punch die came down, one of his finger was in its way. The punch die struck his right middle finger and partially amputated its tip. The metal punch press lacked machine guarding. Employee #1 received first aid treatment and was not hospitalized.

Wood Window and Door Manufacturing

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