Dry Condensed and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Dry Condensed and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.84%. There are an average of 75 workers at each of the 211 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Detroit, MI on Monday, October 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Verndale Products Inc which had occured on Tuesday, October 3rd 2017. A 58 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee fell from catwalk and fractured skull
OSHA ID100311.015
Accident Date2017-10-03
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:33 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1 was on the catwalk, sampling milk from the top of the milk tanker. The employee slipped off the catwalk, hit the ground, and sustained a fractured skull. He was hospitalized for treatment.
On Monday, October 9th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Fresno, CA after learning of an incident at California Dairies which had occured on Sunday, September 3rd 2017. A 29 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee was sprayed by hot liquid and receives second degree
OSHA ID103244.015
Accident Date2017-09-03
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:00 p.m. on September 3, 2017, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were attempting to repair the tri-clover fitting between the supply line for the CIP to the flow panel on a raw milk silo because the fitting had developed a leak. Employee #1 went to the control room to shut down the silo in preparation to repair the leak. When he came back to the flow panel of the silo, Employee #1 and Employee #2 loosened the clamp on the flow panel. No liquid came out. The connection from the flow panel was then removed. Employee #2 then picked up the line and gasket when water suddenly came on from the silo flow panel port. Employee #2 was hit with 160 degree CIP solution, sustaining second degree burns to his left arm, thighs, groin and genitals.
OSHA investigators arrived in Wautoma, WI on Thursday, June 2nd 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Milk Specialties Global. A had been injured when the other fall to lower level, unspecified
Accident Date2016-05-27
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was placing a plastic sleeve on a filler tube when the ladder he was using moved, causing him to fall to the facility floor and fracture his skull and wrist.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
9.28
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 172
114.3%
Inspection Rate: 4.35
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 14

Location of Accident

Task being performed