Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 1.67%. There are an average of 43 workers at each of the 867 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Other Food Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Greenville, MO on Monday, April 15th 2019 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Kerry, Inc.. A 54 year old Furnace had been killed when the

OSHA ID115418.015

Accident Date2019-04-14

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 1:15 a.m. on April 14, 2019, an employee was near a roof top exhaust fan when he fell from the roof. The employee sustained head injuries as well as other body fractures and was killed when he struck the ground.

On Wednesday, December 6th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Wauwatosa, WI at Penzeys, Ltd.. A 59 year old Wood lathe had been killed when the employee was struck by wooden board from kick back during saw

OSHA ID101297.015

Accident Date2017-12-05

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 10:30 a.m. on December 5, 2017, an employee was rip cutting maple wood boards using a Tannerwitz table saw Model #J250, Serial #8078. The employee was struck in the abdomen when one of the boards kicked back while being cut. The employee was taken to the hospital where he was underwent surgery for blunt force trauma to his abdomen. The employee died a few hours later.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 1st 2017 by OSHA representitives in Saukville, WI which had occured previously at Jeneil Biotech, Inc.. A 35 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee sustained chemical burns while cleaning out a pressu

OSHA ID100379.015

Accident Date2017-10-25

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 9:15 a.m. on October 25, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of spices and extracts. The facility had a glass fermentation vessel used for distilling a dairy byproduct. He was cleaning this chemical reaction vessel and he was not paying attention to fluid levels. A safety valve opened and released hot cleaning liquid onto him. He sustained thermal burns and possibly some chemical irritation. He was hospitalized.

Seasoning and Dressing Manufacturing

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