Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With recent employment losses of over -7.38%, The Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 6,200 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 6,694 in 2014. All told there are a total of 64 businesses in operation with the Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing industry. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Fertilizer Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Wednesday, August 17th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in LITHIA, FL which had occured previously at The Mosaic Company. A had been injured when the nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-17
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee had just dropped off a co-worker at the main gate and was returning back to the office when he suffered a seizure and lost control of the company pickup and struck a tree.
OSHA investigators arrived in PLANT CITY, FL on Thursday, June 16th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC . A had been injured when the caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-06-16
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeA maintenance employee had just replaced the "tilt arm" on a bird filter machine, following lockout/tag-out procedures. The employee then removed the locks and inspected the filter's trailing rollers while the filter was on the "wash" setting. During the inspection, the employee made contact with the trailing roller. The employee's right bicep was caught between the trailing roller and carriage frame, detaching skin.
On Thursday, October 22nd 2015 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Jacksonville, IL which had occured previously at Prairieland Fs, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2015-10-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was transferring fertilizer from a tinder truck to a field applicator when he fell off of the field applicator. He was hospitalized with a broken collarbone and broken vertebrae in his neck.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
11.45
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 31
-100%
Inspection Rate: 4
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 6

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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