HICKORY, NC —
OSHA Inspection: H W S COMPANY, INC. DBA HICKORY WHITE
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of H W S COMPANY, INC. DBA HICKORY WHITE in 856 E. 7TH AVE, HICKORY, NC 28602 (NAICS 337122). OSHA activity number 306338583.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H W S COMPANY, INC. DBA HICKORY WHITE
- Site address
- 856 E. 7TH AVE
- City
- HICKORY
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28602
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 337122
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2511
- Employees
- 400
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2003
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $963 · Current $963
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 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)on or about 13 Feb 03, wall seperating dust bin #1 and boiler room, penetrations in wall allowed for fire spread from the boiler room to dust bin #1 ultimitely resulting in an explosion in a dust collection system. Reference NFPA 664-1962, Section 1023: Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the spread of fire form one section of the plant to another.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2003
1910.24 F
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2003
More inspections at H W S Company, INC. DBA Hickory White
View H W S Company, INC. DBA Hickory White's full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 337122)
More inspections in NC
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 306338583.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.