Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming

Industry Summary

The Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming industry is experiencing greater than average employment growth as of late. In 2014 the government estimated a total of 35,042 workers, then just 12 months later it had climbed to 36,326, an increase of 3.66%. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming including Feedlots Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Klamath Falls, OR on Wednesday, July 19th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at 317717620 - J-Spear Ranch Co which had occured on Thursday, July 13th 2017. A 52 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee sustained broken ribs and punctured lung when truck

OSHA ID99324.015

Accident Date2017-07-13

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 10:00 a.m. on July 13, 2017, Employee #1 was working under a truck. The 20-ton bottle jack holding the truck slipped, and the truck came down on the employee. The employee self-extricated himself from underneath of the truck. Employee #1 sustained several broken ribs and punctured both lungs, and was hospitalized for his injuries.

On Monday, December 18th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Battle Creek, MI after learning of an incident at Ronald Hutchinson Dba Hutchinson Enterprises which had occured on Thursday, June 8th 2017. A 80 year old man working as a Farm worker was killed on the job when the employee was killed when tree fell on tractor

OSHA ID101593.015

Accident Date2017-06-08

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on June 8, 2017, an employee was using a tractor to push a tree over. The tree fell on the tractor, and the employee was killed.

On Wednesday, September 14th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in WOODSON, TE after learning of an incident at Agri-Ventures Corp. which had occured on the same day. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck by animal, n.e.c.

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-14

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was loading a cow into a chute when the cow raised her head and smashed the employee's right hand next to the chute, amputating her pinky finger to the first joint.

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