Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Summary

The Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.21% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 527 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 20 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (172% more) the average for the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers Industry.

OSHA investigators arrived in Turlock, CA on Wednesday, December 6th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Foster Poultry Farms which had occured on Wednesday, November 8th 2017. A 35 year old Laborer had been injured when the employee's hand was caught in poultry breast membrane puller
OSHA ID101303.015
Accident Date2017-11-08
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:55 p.m. on November 8, 2017, an employee was working for a poultry farm. The firm raised and processed poultry. She was cleaning near and around the breast membrane puller. The glove she had on her right hand came into contact with its rotating rollers. She sustained a degloving of her right hand from her wrist to her knuckles. She was hospitalized.
On Tuesday, November 7th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Livingston, CA which had occured previously at Foster Poultry Farms. A 33 year old man working as a Supervisor was injured on the job when the employee catches finger in chain and sprocket and suffered a
OSHA ID100591.015
Accident Date2017-10-10
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 11:22 a.m. on October 10, 2017, an employee was using a towel to wipe away grease from a guarded chain and sprocket. The employee had their right hand middle finger pulled in between the sprocket and guard and suffered a partial amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in BAKERHILL, AL on Tuesday, May 24th 2016 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC which had occured on the same day. A had been injured when the contact with hot objected or substances
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-05-24
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee was working at a tank in the fryer room when cooking oil and water mixed, causing a reaction that created pressure and made the lid come off the tank. The employee's right-side body was burned by the oil and water overflow.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
13.93
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 97
42.9%
Inspection Rate: 1.17
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 16

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