Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 187,590 workers employed at 10,688 Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 1,826 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 18 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Fruit and Tree Nut Farming Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Tuesday, January 8th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Corcoran, CA at Vista Verde Farms, Inc.. A 66 year old man working as a Supervisor was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2019-01-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:30 a.m. on January 5, 2019, Employee #2 had disconnected hydraulic hoses to the hydraulic piston that raised/ lowered the Almond Shaker's clamp. As the hose was disconnected, the shaker's clamp, which was raised, fell onto Employee #1 and Employee #2. Employee #1 received fatal crushing injuries.
On Wednesday, November 14th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Oxnard, CA which had occured previously at Success Valley Farms Llc. A 46 year old woman working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-11-12
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:00 p.m. on November 12, 2018, Employee#1 was cutting larger holes into the plastic for the strawberry plants. Employee#1 suffered a heart attack and died.
OSHA investigators arrived in Fresno, CA on Thursday, September 27th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Burford Family Farming Company Lp. A 67 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-09-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on September 27, 2018, an employee was standing behind a almond harvesting vehicle. A second vehicle called a shuttle was backing up to the location to unload the harvester when the vehicle ran over the employee and killing him.