SELMA, NC —
OSHA Inspection: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS, INC. in 401 BAGLEY RD., SELMA, NC 27576 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304735889.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS, INC.
- Site address
- 401 BAGLEY RD.
- City
- SELMA
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27576
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4212
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600 · Current $3,920 Reduced
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment 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 crushing hazard. a)job site - on/or about 08/14/01 employer failed to ensure a clear lift zone and allowed an employee to stand or walk in close proximity to a fully loaded 8-yard refuse container which had been raised approximately 12' above ground level by the Heil half/pack standard dumping truck and there was no safety check valve installed to prevent the load from falling when a hydraulic hose burst. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to install safety check valves on the front end loader arm cylinders to prevent them from falling and ensure company policies are enforced and vehicle manufacture's safety procedures are followed that instruct employee(s) to stand clear when containers or loads are off the ground. (Reference: ANSI Z245.1-1992 Chapter 6.2.2 (Front - loaders), Section 6.2.2(a), Heil Environmental Industries, LTD. Half/Pack Operators Manual, and Waste Management Safety Guidelines for Industrial Truck Operations.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3920.00
- — Z (S) $5600.00
95012901
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment 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 crushing hazard. a)job site - employer failed to establish, implement, and maintain a preventative maintenance program for the half/pack loader to monitor the condition of hydraulic lines, to include age, damage, wear, flexibility, outer covering protection/condition and prevent employee(s) exposure to injuries, illness, or death as a result of repeated catastrophic half/pack hydraulic hose assembly failures. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to ensure that a more frequent and thorough inspections, maintenance, and verifiable quality controls of hydraulic hose assemblies are implemented according to the manufacture's specifications in an effort to reduce repeated failures and initiate a pre-failure replacement program.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $2800.00
1910.145 C01 II
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.145 F03
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $1000.00
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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 304735889.
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