Frozen Fruit Juice and Vegetable Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Frozen Fruit Juice and Vegetable Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.18% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 264 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 120 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Frozen Food Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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On Tuesday, November 21st 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Darien, WI at Birds Eye Foods Llc. A 27 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee amputated two fingered in a conveyor's chain and spr

OSHA ID100902.015

Accident Date2017-11-18

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 11:45 p.m. on November18, 2017, an employee who worked in a frozen vegetable processing plant was fixing the conveyor as it was not pushing empty totes to the side as it was supposed to. The employee removed the outside guard of the machine that covered the chain and sprocket drive system and then removed one of the two chains under the guard. The conveyor moved as the employee began removing the second chain and caught two of his left hands middle fingers in the chain and sprocket of the drive system. The employee was hospitalized and had two fingers amputated.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, December 27th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Eagle, ID which had occured previously at Wa317947681 - Lamb Weston Inc. A 45 year old employee had been killed when the employee complained of headache and nausea

OSHA ID102699.015

Accident Date2017-04-03

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on April 3, 2017, an employee complained of headache and nausea. No other information about the employee's injury was provided in the report.

OSHA investigators arrived in HOWEY IN THE HILLS, FL on Wednesday, September 21st 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Silver Springs Citrus, Inc.. A had been injured when the exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-09-21

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was walking away from the tank that feeds the cleaning lines with a water and caustic solution. The vent from the tank blew off and splashed the employee with the solution. The employee suffered burns on the face, back, legs, arms, and stomach.

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