Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Industry.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, October 25th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Osseo, WI after learning of an incident at Continental Products Corporation which had occured on Thursday, October 19th 2017. A 49 year old Assembler had been injured when the employee losed balance, falls, and fractured leg while insta

OSHA ID100156.015

Accident Date2017-10-19

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on October 19, 2017, an employee was installing seals on an industrial sized drum mixer while standing 4 feet above the lower level and lost his balance. The employee fell and fractured his right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

OSHA investigators arrived in Woburn, MA on Wednesday, May 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Vibration And Shock Technologies, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, May 16th 2017. A 39 year old Technician had been injured when the employee's thumb was amputated when drop test equipment falls

OSHA ID95815.015

Accident Date2017-05-16

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:30 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was working with drop tester equipment and removing pads. While using the tester equipment in "Auto Drop" mode, one of the employee's thumbs was amputated when the equipment cycled.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Biddeford, ME after learning of an incident at Valmet Inc which had occured on Tuesday, February 21st 2017. A 59 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee fractured finger from roller grinder

OSHA ID93381.015

Accident Date2017-02-21

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2017, an employee was preparing to change out the tensioning wheel on the roll grinding machine. The employee did not disconnect the pneumatic line to the tensioner. The employee made contact with the activation lever of the wheel and caused the wheel to move resulting in an open fracture of the left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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