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OSHA Inspection: CALABASH WEST

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CALABASH WEST in 503 NEW LEICESTER HWY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (NAICS 722211). OSHA activity number 308286160.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
CALABASH WEST
Site address
503 NEW LEICESTER HWY
City
ASHEVILLE
State
NC
ZIP
28806
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
722211
SIC code (legacy)
5812
Employees
33
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

1 citation on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Oct 15, 2004
Abate by
Oct 27, 2004
Penalty
Initial $100 · Current $100
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)  facility  --  The doors of the walk-in cooler and the walk-in freezer
could not be opened from the
inside.
"Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to
remove the hasp and pin from the walk-in freezer door and to install a
door release handle inside
the walk-in cooler."

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 308286160.

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