Industry Summary
The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 2,316 new hires were taken in by the 3,580 establishments doing business in this industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (349% more) the average for the Special Food Services Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Oakland, CA on Thursday, August 24th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Page E Taylor which had occured on the same day. A 28 year old had been killed when the
Accident Date2017-08-24
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:00 p.m. on August 24, 2017, an employee was installing a fabric banner while standing on the roof of a food vending trailer. The employee suddenly slumped on the fabric banner and had to be pulled back up to the roof by the food vendor. Emergency Services responded and the employee was transported to Valley Care Medical Center where he died at 7:00 p.m. The employee suffered electrocution due to exposed wiring and deteriorated insulation.
On Thursday, September 1st 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Malvern, AR at Wells Concessions . A 50 year old had been killed when the employee was crushed and killed when a trailer disconnected
Accident Date2016-08-31
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 2016, An employee assisting his coworker disconnected a trailer from a truck and was crushed between both objects. The employee was killed due to crushing injuries.
OSHA investigators arrived in Rosemont, IL on Monday, August 22nd 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Us Foods, Inc.. A had been injured when the fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Accident Date2016-08-04
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn August 4, 2016, an employee tripped over a projector's flexible cord, fell into a door, and struck their head, requiring hospitalization for head trauma.