RALEIGH, NC —
OSHA Inspection: EDWARDS, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of EDWARDS, INC. in 1550 CORPORATION PARKWAY, RALEIGH, NC 27613 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 307901199.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EDWARDS, INC.
- Site address
- 1550 CORPORATION PARKWAY
- City
- RALEIGH
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27613
- Mailing
- 4119 SHEEP PASTURE ROAD, SPRING HOPE, NC 27882
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238990
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 337
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2004
- Abate by
- Jan 14, 2005
- 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 crushed by hazard a)site - on or about 06/29/04 an employee of Edwards, Inc.remained underneath an extendable flatbed trailer, #138158, Peterbilt, type FE248, serial #13N4482C6Y1593070, license T386603 TN, attempting to release the pins which would allow the extendable trailer to collapse while another employee backed the tow vehicle. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to educate employees on the necessity and manner in which to tag and remove defective equipment from service, develop written procedures and training on employee actions regarding equipment servicing and maintenance, and prohibit employees from performing and/or attempting to perform inappropriate and unapproved servicing and/or maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $2800.00
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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 307901199.
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