Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Industry Summary
Between 2014 and 2015, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers industry saw employment growth of only 2.69%. There are an average of 21 workers at each of the 4,414 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, October 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Payette, ID which had occured previously at Central Produce Distributors, Inc. . A 68 year old man working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID110236.015
Accident Date2018-10-19
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 8:30 a.m. on October 19, 2018, an employee was sweeping the floor of onion residue and was caught in a pinch point of a hydraulically powered onion bin tipping machine. The employee was crushed and killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Byron, NY on Friday, December 1st 2017 and began an accident investigation at Dewey Produce Inc. . A 27 year old man working as a Laborer was injured on the job when the employee amputated finger in rotating rollers
OSHA ID101107.015
Accident Date2017-11-30
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 10:45 a.m. on November 30, 2017, an employee was working for a wholesaler of fresh fruits and vegetables. He was removing weeds from an outside roll topper. His right hand was caught in the unguarded rotating rollers. He sustained the amputation of the ring finger on his right hand at the first joint (probably the proximal joint) and broken bones in all fingers on his right hand.
OSHA investigators arrived in Fresno, CA on Friday, December 8th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Sun Valley Raisins, Inc. which had occured on Saturday, October 21st 2017. A 33 year old man working as a was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID104814.015
Accident Date2017-10-21
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:45 p.m. on October 21, 2017, an employee was cleaning and sanitizing a DS 41 Recirc Laser Reject Auger for raisin production. The employee reached his hand into the auger to remove some debris that would not come out when sprayed with water and caught his left forearm just above his wrist in the auger. The employee partially severed his left hand, wrist, and part of his forearm. The employee was hospitalized for three days.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
4.78
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 786
96.6%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 48