Floriculture Production
Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 44,665 workers employed at 2,324 Floriculture Production establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 4 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 19 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Nursery and Floriculture Production Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
On Wednesday, June 21st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Temecula, CA which had occured previously at Color Spot Nurseries, Inc. A 26 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID100125.015
Accident Date2017-04-26
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:45 p.m. on April 26, 2017, an employee was working at a nursery's loading area and had been loading trucks with racks full of product. The employee was loading a rack that had a flowerpot with a hook on it that needed to be lowered. The employee climbed onto the rack and, while he was reaching up, the employee's ring finger was caught in a flat bar approximately 90 inches above ground. The employee lost his balance and fell, partially amputating his finger while it was stuck in the rack. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, October 26th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Sanger, CA at Kings River Harvesting, Inc.. A 35 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the employee died while harvesting orange grove
OSHA ID89966.015
Accident Date2016-10-26
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn October 26, 2016, at 3:30 p.m., an employee was found kneeling and unconscious by an orange tree. The employee was working in an orange grove undergoing harvesting and died of unknown causes.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, March 11th 2016 by OSHA representitives in Warminster, PA after learning of an incident at W. Atlee Burpee Company which had occured on Monday, March 7th 2016. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-03-07
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile cutting wood with a table saw, an employee contacted the moving saw blade, amputating half of the left middle finger.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
1.87
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 294
450%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 11