OSHA Inspection: FLOYD A. EVANS DBA EVANS FARMS INC.

Issued

Nov 3, 2006

Abate by

Nov 14, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 heat related hazards without adequate
provisions to protect them.
a)  Tobacco fields and housing--Twelve migrant farm workers were exposed
to heat indices of 105-110
degrees without the opportunity to adequately hydrate or cool down, on or
about August 1, 2006 one
worker died of hyperthermia.
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.ated