Bottled Water Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 524 businesses operating in the Bottled Water Manufacturing industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 14,327 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. On average over the last five years, the Bottled Water Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (16% more) than the broader Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing Industry

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, January 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Commerce, CA which had occured previously at Chameleon Beverage Company Inc. A 50 year old man working as a was killed on the job 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.
On Friday, October 27th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Olancha, CA which had occured previously at Cg Roxane Llc. A 31 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the employee's finger was amputated when caught in unguarded chai
OSHA ID100271.015
Accident Date2017-10-13
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on October 13, 2017, Employee #1 was testing the tension on a conveyor chain. The employee moved his hand to the conveyors light sensor, in between the unguarded chain and sprocket. His right index finger became caught, and was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, October 16th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Kearny, NJ at Nestle Waters. A 49 year old had been injured when the employee was struck in the foot by pallet
OSHA ID100230.015
Accident Date2017-10-06
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 a.m. on October 6, 2017, an employee was manually transporting water jugs from the transportation truck to the warehouse storage area. The employee was followed by a coworker who was driving a forklift truck that was loaded with a pallet of empty 5 gallon water jugs. The employee was struck in the back of his heel with the pallet while the coworker was offloading the water jugs. The initial report did not provide a description of any injuries that may have occurred at the time of the incident. Hospitalization was not required.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
15.51
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 277
55.6%
Inspection Rate: 3.54
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 23

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