OSHA Inspection: DANNY P. WALKER

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Jan 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,000 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 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 in that workers were exposed to heat related
hazards without adequate
provisions to protect them.
a) Tobacco fields and metal barns--Six migrant farm workers were exposed
to dangerous
heat conditions without the opportunity to adequately hydrate or cool down.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to
follow established
guidelines for the prevention of heat related injuries, such as those
published by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National AG Safety Database (NASD),
National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational
Safety
and Health
Administration (OSHA). Examples of these feasible and acceptable methods
include, but are not
limited to:
1) Permitting workers to drink water at liberty.
2) Establishing provisions for a work/rest regimen so that exposure time
to high
temperatures and/or the work rate is decreased.
3) Developing a heat stress program which incorporates the following at a
minimum:
a. A training program informing employees about the effects of heat
stress, and
how to recognize heat-related illness symptoms and prevent heat-induced
illnesses.
b. A screening program to identify health conditions aggravated by elevated
environmental temperatures.
c. An acclimation program for new employees or employees returning to work
from absences of three or more days.
d. Specific procedures to be followed for heat-related emergency
situations.
e. Provisions that first-aid be administered immediately to employees
displaying
symptoms of heat-related illness.

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Jan 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Jan 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Jan 3, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $900 Reduced

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Jan 3, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $625 Reduced

Issued

Dec 28, 2005

Abate by

Oct 6, 2006