Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.03%. There are an average of 48 workers at each of the 317 establishments in the United States. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Bessemer, MI on Tuesday, February 14th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Bessemer Plywood Corp which had occured on Friday, January 27th 2017. A 18 year old man working as a Operations & systems researcher was injured on the job when the employee's hand was caught between a conveyor belt and fixed
OSHA ID93126.015
Accident Date2017-01-27
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 4:45 p.m. on January 1, 2017, Employee #1 was unloading plywood sheets off of a conveyor. The employee's left hand got caught between the conveyor belt and the fixture holding the spring-loaded conveyor wheel, amputating his left ring finger.
On Thursday, September 29th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in EASTON, PE which had occured previously at Marcon & Boyer Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was working near the edge of a loading dock when he fell to the next lower level, hitting his head and ribs upon contact with the ground. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a concussion.
OSHA investigators arrived in LOUISVILLE, MI on Wednesday, August 17th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Winston Plywood & Veneer. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the exposure to environmental heat
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-17
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee became dehydrated while landscaping.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
21.55
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 318
225%
Inspection Rate: 8
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 24

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Injury

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Task being performed