Meat Processed from Carcasses

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Meat Processed from Carcasses industry saw employment growth of only 2.52%. There are an average of 78 workers at each of the 1,527 establishments in the United States. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

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OSHA investigators arrived in San Diego, CA on Monday, December 17th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Producers Meat & Provisions, Inc. which had occured on Thursday, December 13th 2018. A 34 year old woman working as a Supervisor was injured on the job 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.

The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, January 9th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Tolleson, AZ after learning of an incident at Jbs Tolleson, Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, January 3rd 2018. A 30 year old had been injured when the employee's finger was amputated while cutting meat

OSHA ID101964.015

Accident Date2018-01-03

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 8:14 p.m. on January 3, 2018, an employee was cutting meat when one of his fingers contacted the equipment's blade. His finger was amputated, requiring hospitalizations.

The accident investigation below was opened on Sunday, December 17th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Canton, OH which had occured previously at Fresh Mark, Inc.. A 50 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the

OSHA ID101551.015

Accident Date2017-12-16

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 4:45 p.m. on December 16, 2017, an employee was working in the inedible food room while operating an auger. The employee entered the short auger while it was in operation, caught his left leg, and amputated it. The employee was killed onsite.

Meat Processed from Carcasses

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