Articles Tagged with ''worker safety''

FLINT, MI—GM’s truck assembly plant here shut down March 18 after an employee committed suicide there earlier.

NORTH STRABANE, PA—A worker’s right arm was severed in an industrial accident at a manufacturing plant here Tuesday morning. The man was adjusting drill bits on a machine at Lincoln Hydraulics when his arm became stuck in a spindle and it was severed at the elbow.

VICTOR, NY—OSHA has fined optical equipment manufacturer Wordingham Machine Co. $131,600 for failing to correct safety hazards.

FREEMONT, CA—At least three workers at the Tesla Motors assembly plant here were hurt Wednesday when hot metal was ejected from a malfunctioning aluminum casting press.

NEWTOWN, OH—Three workers at an ammunition assembly plant here suffered minor burns and other injuries in an explosion Thursday morning.

CONWAY, AR—Electronics manufacturer Snap-on Equipment has gone more than five years without a lost-time accident at its assembly plant here.

SMYRNA, TN—An employee of an automation supplier was killed Thursday at Nissan’s assembly plant here when a large electrical panel fell on him while it was being moved.

SPRINGFIELD, MO—Regal Beloit’s electric motor assembly plant here has operated more than 1,000,000 hours without a lost-time injury. It’s the first time in the 42 year history of the plant that this milestone has been achieved.

DETROIT—A 43-year-old auto worker was stabbed to death by a co-worker Thursday at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant here. The co-worker committed suicide later that day.

Not all ergonomic risk factors are job-related. Some are known as personal risk factors. These include age, gender, tobacco use, medication and previous injuries.