Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 2,474 businesses operating in the Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 40,912 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. Calculated reported accident rates have outpaced the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Industry by 53% over the past 5 years.

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The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, September 11th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Greeley, CO at Colorado Premium Foods. A 20 year old had been injured when the employee sustained laceration to the hand while operating a s

OSHA ID98889.015

Accident Date2017-09-01

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on September 1, 2017, an employee was operating a skinner machine. The employee was pressing piece of meat on the skinner and the thumb contacted the skinner blade. The employee sustained a deep cut from the thumb nail to the wrist.

On Thursday, August 17th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Tulsa, OK which had occured previously at Tulsa Beef & Provision Inc.. A 21 year old woman working as a was injured on the job when the

OSHA ID98281.015

Accident Date2017-08-11

Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 4:30 a.m. on August 11, 2017, an employee was adjusting the tension of a pressure plate for an unguarded meat patty forming machine. The employee's gloved hand was caught by the sliding plate and the employee amputated his left index finger at the first knuckle. Hospitalization was not required.

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, June 19th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Groveport, OH which had occured previously at Frank Brunckhorst Co., Llc. A 23 year old Laborer had been injured when the

OSHA ID97124.015

Accident Date2017-07-07

Accident DegreeHospitalized injury

NarrativeAt 4:45 p.m. on July 7, 2017, and employee was standing in the powered industrial truck (PIT) main aisle for a pallet build and talking with another PIT operator. The employee finished the conversation, turned, and took a step when the employee's right foot was run over by the wheel on a passing PIT (Crown stand-up rider truck model: RC 5545-40). The employee's small toe on right foot was fractured.

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

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