KINSTON, NC —
OSHA Inspection: SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATED in 2602 WEST VERNON AVENUE, KINSTON, NC 28501 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 305037780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 2602 WEST VERNON AVENUE
- City
- KINSTON
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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)
- 2013
- Employees
- 488
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
13 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000
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 to 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 periodic complete inspection of hoists (See Table 2), was not performed annually on hoists used under normal service, as defined in [ANSI B30.16-1981 Sec. 16-2.1.1(b)(2)] [ref. ANSI B30.16-1981 Sec. 16- 2.1.3]: a)Battery Room, Jack Shop, and Receiving Dock - employees change-out, and repair 500-1172 lb. industrial truck batteries, by using an ARO, Budget, and Harrington 1-Ton, and Yale 2- Ton, air-powered chain hoist. One feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among others, to correct this hazard is to ensure that designated employees perform required inspections as stated above.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.145 F03
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $700
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200.00
- — Z (S) $2000.00
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $650 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $650.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.305 J02 II
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $2800.00
7F0102
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
7F0102
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
7F0102
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- May 16, 2002
7F0102
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
7F0102
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
1910.305 B01
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2002
1910.305 G01 III
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2002
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2002
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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 305037780.
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