Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 122,445 workers employed at 14,292 Other Specialty Food Stores establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 1,058 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 9 workers. On average over the last five years, the Other Specialty Food Stores industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (9% more) than the broader Specialty Food Stores Industry
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 8th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Azusa, CA which had occured previously at Morris National, Inc.. A 38 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee losed control of forklift and suffered foot lacerati
Accident Date2017-10-04
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9:15 a.m. on October 4, 2017, an employee was moving a pallet with a Crown stand-up forklift RR 5200 Series and was unable to stop the forklift. The employee extended his foot and stopped the forklift from hitting the wall. The employee suffered lacerations to his foot. Hospitalization was not required.
The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, March 13th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Fresno, CA which had occured previously at Producers Dairy Foods. A 20 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee fractured foot when caught between two forklifts
Accident Date2017-02-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 9:00 p.m. on February 16, 2017, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift moving pallets of product from one area to another. He was operating the stand-up forklift with his foot hanging off the edge of the equipment. While operating the stand-up forklift in the reverse position, the employee backed into a parked forklift, crushing his foot in between the two forklifts. The employee suffered a fractured left foot and was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in CARLISLE, PE on Sunday, August 14th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Weis Markets. A had been injured when the struck against object or equipment, unspecified
Accident Date2016-08-14
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was retrieving a piece of meat from under a deli slicer when her right ring fingertip made contact with the blade and was amputated.