Dairy Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Dairy Product Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.67%. There are an average of 67 workers at each of the 2,026 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Food Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Brewster, OH on Monday, October 29th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Brewster Cheese, Inc.. 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.
OSHA investigators arrived in Brewster, OH on Monday, October 29th 2018 and began an accident investigation at Brewster Cheese, Inc.. 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.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, December 19th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Riverbank, CA after learning of an incident at Pacific Gold Creamery which had occured on Friday, December 15th 2017. 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
13.22
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 1697
110.8%
Inspection Rate: 5.58
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 151

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