Cattle Feedlots

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Cattle Feedlots industry saw employment growth of only 1.44%. There are an average of 13 workers at each of the 1,104 establishments in the United States. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (110% more) the average for the Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming including Feedlots Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Amarillo, TX on Friday, January 19th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Friona Industries Lp. A 55 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee was killed when caught between two vehicles.
OSHA ID102403.015
Accident Date2018-01-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:15 a.m. on January 19, 2018, an employee was attempting to stop a semi from running into a pickup truck. In his attempt to stop the semi, he was caught between the semi and the truck. The employee was taken to a nearby hospital where he passed away.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, August 29th 2016 by OSHA representitives in OAKLEY, KA which had occured previously at Pioneer Feed Yard. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-29
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee slipped and fell 2.5 feet off the semi-truck. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs and a punctured lung.
On Wednesday, August 24th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in MALTA, ID at J. R. Simplot Company. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-24
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was standing on a small trailer loading irrigation pipe, slipped and fell to the ground breaking bones in the back.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
27.9
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 171
66.7%
Inspection Rate: 1.05
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 31

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