Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Industry Summary
With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 8,663 businesses operating in the Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 224,266 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (282% more) the average for the Manufacturing Industry.
OSHA investigators arrived in Commerce, CA on Monday, January 28th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Chameleon Beverage Company Inc. A 50 year old had been killed when the
OSHA ID113074.015
Accident Date2019-01-25
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 2:4s5 p.m. on January 25, 2019, an employee was involved in an accident where his torso was crushed and the employee was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Owensboro, KY on Monday, January 14th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at 60484 - Sazerac North America Inc. A 44 year old employee had been killed when the
OSHA ID112791.015
Accident Date2019-01-14
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn January 14, 2019, a 44-year-old employee fell through the grating of a catwalk, hitting multiple obstructions as he fell, resulting in his death.
On Friday, November 3rd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fairfield, CA at Anheuser-Busch, Llc. A 58 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been injured when the employee stops maintenance cart from tipping over and suffer
OSHA ID102358.015
Accident Date2017-10-28
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 2:00 a.m. on October 28, 2017, an employee was pushing a Rubbermaid Utility Cart that was carrying at least 50 lbs of tools. The employee was pushing the cart from Line 50 of the packaging department when the cart began to tip over and the employee caught it, stopping it from tilting completely over. However, he began feeling pain in his back while straightening the cart up. The employee called in sick the next day as he felt more pain radiating through his back and down his legs. He was unable to move out of bed. The employee was hospitalized on October 30, 2017, and diagnosed with a herniated disc that required surgery to correct.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
7.48
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 2548
189.5%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 178