Poultry Processing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Poultry Processing industry saw employment growth of only 1.15%. There are an average of 319 workers at each of the 707 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.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

OSHA investigators arrived in Lumberton, NC on Thursday, July 18th 2019 and began an accident investigation at 142933 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Production Division). A 30 year old man working as a employee was killed on the job when the

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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.

OSHA investigators arrived in Laurel, MS on Thursday, January 31st 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Wayne Farms, Llc. A 36 year old Laborer had been injured when the

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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 Saturday, October 6th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Millsboro, DE which had occured previously at Allen Harim Foods, Llc. A 57 year old had been killed when the

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OSHA ID109878.015

Accident Date2018-10-05

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:45 p.m. on October 5, 2018, an employee was looking at an area where the pallet jack battery was stuck. A battery fell of the employee, resulting in blunt force trauma to the head. The employee was killed.