GREENWOOD, MS —
OSHA Inspection: YAZOO VALLEY OIL MILL, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of YAZOO VALLEY OIL MILL, INC. in 2015 WEST RIVER ROAD, GREENWOOD, MS 38935 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 101391985.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- YAZOO VALLEY OIL MILL, INC.
- Site address
- 2015 WEST RIVER ROAD
- City
- GREENWOOD
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 38935
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 1320, GREENWOOD, MS 38935
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2074
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 6, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 5, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) Employees entered Flat Storage Cottonseed Meal House at site for servicing and rescure at the bottom of an approximately 39 ft. high pile of cottonseed meal which was unstable and sliding and protective system(s) was not used to shield the cottonseed meal to prevent employees from being hit and covered by falling cottonseed meal. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard s to developed and implement protective shielding system(s) which will protect employees from the hazard of being covered with cottonseed meal which would result in suffocation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
1910.147 D01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 1991
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $700 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Feb 6, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 1991
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 101391985.
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