Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.28%. There are an average of 79 workers at each of the 1,466 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (1% more) than the broader Dairy Product Manufacturing Industry

OSHA investigators arrived in Brewster, OH on Monday, October 29th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Brewster Cheese, Inc.. A 68 year old Truck driver had been killed when the employee fell from top of truck and fractured skull and is
OSHA ID110546.015
Accident Date2018-10-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:30 p.m. on October 27, 2018, an employee was off loading milk from a tanker truck when he slipped and fell from the top of the tanker, fracturing his skull when he landed on the concrete floor. The employee was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Brewster, OH on Monday, October 29th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Brewster Cheese, Inc. which had occured on Saturday, October 27th 2018. A 68 year old man working as a Truck driver was killed on the job when the employee fell from top of truck and fractured skull and is
OSHA ID110546.015
Accident Date2018-10-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:30 p.m. on October 27, 2018, an employee was off loading milk from a tanker truck when he slipped and fell from the top of the tanker, fracturing his skull when he landed on the concrete floor. The employee was killed.
On Tuesday, December 19th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Riverbank, CA at Pacific Gold Creamery. A 21 year old manager had been injured when the
OSHA ID101630.015
Accident Date2017-12-15
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on December 15, 2017, an employee was cleaning up oil that leaked from the top of a 200 gallon food tank. A pin on an agitator caught the employee's loose sweater arm and wrapped the sweater up around the agitator. The employee sustained cuts on the right hand and arm, bruising on the neck, chest, and back, and fractured teeth.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
13.47
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 1424
108.1%
Inspection Rate: 6.48
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 135

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