Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing

Industry Summary

The Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.29% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 394 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 69 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Grain and Oilseed Milling Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

OSHA investigators arrived in Gainesville, GA on Monday, October 16th 2017 and began an accident investigation at Cargill Incorporated. A 42 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee sustained burns from hot water while flushing out a
OSHA ID99885.015
Accident Date2017-10-11
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:15 p.m. on October 11, 2017, an employee was flushing out a heat exchanger. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to the back, arms, chest, stomach, and the left side of the neck when contacting hot water. The employee required skin graphs treatments.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, August 31st 2017 by OSHA representitives in Corning, CA after learning of an incident at Corning Olive Oil which had occured on Friday, August 4th 2017. A 57 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee's finger was amputated in pump
OSHA ID98657.015
Accident Date2017-08-04
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 6:30 a.m. on August 4, 2017, Employee #1 was operating a pump. The pump became clogged and the employee tried to unclog it. As he disconnected the feed hose from the pump, the employee stuck his right index finger into the pump to try to dislodge whatever was causing the backup. Employee #1's finger became caught in the pump and was amputated.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, May 18th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Vernon, CA which had occured previously at Coast Packing Company. A 50 year old Electrician had been injured when the
OSHA ID100461.015
Accident Date2017-05-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:30 a.m. on May 7, 2017, an employee was checking the loosen wire connections on an electrical panel. After checking wire connection on the electrical panel, the employee was putting it back together when his screw-driver came into contact with the energized electrical box which created an arc flash and injured his face and arm. The employee suffered second and third burns to face and arm for which he was hospitalized..

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
6.14
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 331
222.2%
Inspection Rate: 6.28
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 17

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