Farm Product Warehousing and Storage

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 10,354 workers employed at 892 Farm Product Warehousing and Storage establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 19 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 12 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Hamilton, TX on Thursday, October 5th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Bottlinger Grain Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, October 4th 2017. A 54 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee was engulfed in corn and was killed
OSHA ID99579.015
Accident Date2017-10-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 7:30 p.m. on October 4, 2017, an employee was loading a truck with corn and the grain bin became clogged. The employee tried to unclog the grain bin and was engulfed in the corn and was killed. No other details were given in the report.
On Monday, October 2nd 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Corpus Christi, TX after learning of an incident at Interstate Grain Corporation which had occured on Sunday, October 1st 2017. A 21 year old Laborer had been killed when the employee fell from a grain elevator and was killed
OSHA ID99604.015
Accident Date2017-10-01
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:00 p.m. on October 1, 2017, an employee falls from a grain elevator and is killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in West Burlington, IA on Monday, September 18th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Big River Resources, Llc which had occured on Friday, September 15th 2017. A 35 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the two employees contacted overhead power line and incurs shocks
OSHA ID99077.015
Accident Date2017-09-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 3:10 p.m. on September 15, 2017, two employees were performing maintenance on a grain elevator. The employees were in the basket of a Genie S85 aerial lift. Employees #1 and #2 were using the aerial lift to inspect and repair a bin indicator located at the top of the bin. Employee #1 was operating the lift. The lift was parked under overhead electrical distribution lines. Employee #1 raised the basket and the head of Employee #2 made contact with the overhead 7,200 volt distribution line. Employees #1 and #2 sustained electrical shocks and burns and were hospitalized.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
30.53
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 468
100%
Inspection Rate: 3.38
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 34

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