Livestock Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Livestock Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.79% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 1,285 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 14 workers. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

• Most Common Violations
• Recent Accident Reports

On Wednesday, January 10th 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Jerome, ID at Producers Livestock Marketing Association. A 66 year old had been killed when the employee herding bulls was impaled on gate latch and was kille

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OSHA ID102127.015

Accident Date2018-01-09

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 11:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018, an employee was herding bulls. A bull attacked the horse, and the employee was killed due to impalement on a cowboy latch on the gate.

On Wednesday, October 19th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Lamb, KY which had occured previously at 58528 - Loy Brothers Stockyards Inc. A 56 year old employee had been killed when the employee was killed when trampled by a cow

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OSHA ID90212.015

Accident Date2016-10-17

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 12:00 a.m. on October 17, 2016, an employee was moving a cow into a pen at the livestock market when he opened a gate and the cow rammed the gate knocking the employee to the ground. The cow went around the opened gate and trampled the employee causing his death.

On Tuesday, June 28th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in SUBLETTE, KA at Empire Calf Ranch. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the compressed or pinched between two stationary objects

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OSHA IDSevere Injury Report

Accident Date2016-06-28

Accident DegreeInjury

NarrativeAn employee was distributing milk bottles to calves when his right foot was caught between a walking deck and the suspension wheel of a trailer.