Tobacco Farming

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Tobacco Farming industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 3,510, The industry has seen a decline of -3.86%. This change put 141 folks onto the unemployment line. On average over the last five years, the Tobacco Farming industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (2% more) than the broader Other Crop Farming Industry

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Wednesday, September 5th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lexington, KY at 60198 - Harry M Graves. A 47 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID108913.015

Accident Date2018-08-29

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeOn August 29, 2018, several employees were working in a tobacco barn and were on a rafter when it collapsed, falling approximately 20 feet. The employees were taken to the hospital where one of the employees passed away. The other employees were hospitalized for one night.

On Monday, July 25th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Danville, VA at Wade Thomas Blair Iii. A 41 year old Agriculture had been killed when the employee working in field died from heat stroke

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OSHA ID90581.015

Accident Date2016-07-23

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 4:30 p.m. on July 23, 2016, an employee was weeding in a tobacco field with a hoe. The employee was overcome by heat, and died from hyperthermia.

OSHA investigators arrived in Blairs, VA on Monday, May 23rd 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Caleb Burnette which had occured on Friday, February 12th 2016. A 39 year old man working as a Farm worker was killed on the job when the employee was killed when gasoline can explodes

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OSHA ID88438.015

Accident Date2016-02-12

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on February 12, 2016, an employee was lighting a woodstove. The employee was killed when a gasoline can exploded.