Animal Slaughtering and Processing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Animal Slaughtering and Processing industry saw employment growth of only 1.01%. There are an average of 121 workers at each of the 4,007 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Animal Slaughtering and Processing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (7% more) than the broader Food Manufacturing Industry

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On Thursday, July 18th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lumberton, NC after learning of an incident at 142933 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Production Division) which had occured on Wednesday, July 17th 2019. A 30 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID118045.015

Accident Date2019-07-17

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 3:36 p.m. on July 17, 2019, Employee #1 was manually unstrapping poultry cages on a semi trailer in the receiving area. The employee walked behind the trailer, and was backed over by the semi trailer and killed.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, January 31st 2019 by OSHA representitives in Laurel, MS at Wayne Farms, Llc. A 36 year old Laborer had been injured when the

OSHA ID113136.015

Accident Date2019-01-28

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 2:45 p.m. on January 28, 2019, eight employees were exposed to anhydrous ammonia release and one employee was hospitalized due to respiratory illness.

On Monday, December 17th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in San Diego, CA which had occured previously at Producers Meat & Provisions, Inc.. A 34 year old Supervisor had been injured when the

OSHA ID114851.015

Accident Date2018-12-13

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 7:30 a.m. on December 13, 2018, an employee was performing a metal detection testing procedure for a batch of chicken meat used to make sausages and placed her finger into the reject valve to dislodge a test ball that was stuck. The employee caught her finger when the valve moved and her coworkers turned off the machine and disconnected the air pressure hose. The employee removed her finger which was lacerated and fractured. The employee went to the hospital when her finger was surgically amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Animal Slaughtering and Processing

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