Breweries

Industry Summary

The industry is exploding right now, seeing employment gains of over %. In just the 12 months between 2014 and 2015, a total of 8,300 new hires were taken in by the 2,190 establishments doing business in this industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Beverage Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, November 3rd 2017 by OSHA representitives in Fairfield, CA at Anheuser-Busch, Llc. A 58 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was injured on the job 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.
On Thursday, August 31st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Easton, PA which had occured previously at Weyerbacher Brewing Company. A 30 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID98717.015
Accident Date2017-08-25
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:00 p.m. on August 25, 2017, Employee #1 was walking down the aisle, on the opposite side of the labeling machine. The employee noticed that the labeling machine had become jammed, and reached in while it was running. The employee's finger came in contact with the ingoing nip point and amputated his finger tip.
On Friday, August 25th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Charlotte, NC after learning of an incident at 135633 - Catawba Valley Brewing Company which had occured on Thursday, August 24th 2017. A 40 year old employee had been killed when the employee was shocked and killed when repairing a leaking valv
OSHA ID100572.015
Accident Date2017-08-24
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn August 24, 2017, an employee, brew master, noticed a leaking glycol valve which was located on top of the fermentation tank near the walk-in cooler. The employee utilized a ladder to climb on top of the cooler, to access the glycol valve, and attempt to repair the valve. As the valve was spraying the glycol solution, the employee stood in the solution, grabbed the valve and was shocked. The employee was killed.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
4.02
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 370
544.4%
Inspection Rate: 1.11
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 20

Location of Accident

Task being performed