Wheat Farming
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Wheat Farming industry saw employment growth of only 2.54%. There are an average of 3 workers at each of the 2,120 establishments in the United States. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Oilseed and Grain Farming Industry by 72% over the past 5 years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, February 17th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Marlin, WA at Wa317944100 - Deife William R. A 56 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee was killed when atv rolls over
OSHA ID93506.015
Accident Date2016-11-03
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on November 3, 2016, a coworker discovered an employee unresponsiv e and appeared to have suffered head trauma. A damaged ATV was found near the d eceased. It appears he had been riding the ATV throughout the farm, checking on livestock and the grounds. The Medical Examiner describes manner of death as a n "accident" and mechanism of injury as: "He was driving an ATV across a field and hit a ditch, flipping the ATV and rolling approximately 2 times." He was pr onounced dead at the scene.
On Thursday, January 5th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Battle Creek, MI at Sackrider Farms Llc. A 70 year old Farm worker had been killed when the employee injured in fall from powered industrial vehicle
OSHA ID92293.015
Accident Date2016-10-28
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 6:15 a.m. on October 28, 2016, and employee was working from a basket to ins tall a screen over a vent pipe that was approximately 20 feet above the ground. The basket was lifted by forks that were affixed to a JCB Material Handler. During work, the basket slipped from the forks, causing the employee to fall. The basket was not secured to the JCB Material Handler by fork tubes nor a chai n secured to the mast. The employee suffered multiple injuries as a result fro m the fall.
OSHA investigators arrived in Odessa, WA on Wednesday, August 17th 2016 and began an accident investigation at Jay & Ryan Scrupps Joint Venture. A 55 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the employee was killed when semi
OSHA ID87892.015
Accident Date2016-08-15
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:00 p.m. on August 15, 2016, an employee was driving a semi-truck hauling a load of grain to an elevator when the semi-truck's brake system failed, while coming out of a curve on the state highway. The employee was able to get the semi-truck onto a side road but ran into a concrete warehouse two blocks later. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
9.91
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 121
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 9