AURORA, NC —
OSHA Inspection: PCS PHOSPHATE INC
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of PCS PHOSPHATE INC in 1530 US HIGHWAY 306 SOUTH, AURORA, NC 27806 (NAICS 325312). OSHA activity number 310502349.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PCS PHOSPHATE INC
- Site address
- 1530 US HIGHWAY 306 SOUTH
- City
- AURORA
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27806
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 48, AURORA, NC 27806
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
- 325312
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2874
- Employees
- 1042
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
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 being struck by and run over by a rail car: a)Rail Yard - Employee from the wash crew assigned as the switch man did not follow the standard operating procedures when moving cars to be washed to ensure that the tracks would be clear; an employee from another crew was struck and run over by the lead car. Reference: PCS Phosphates Standard Operating Procedure : 53.01.00.02.018, page 4, Switching, paragraph 1 : A crew member or switch man shall be positioned on the leading car or engine during all rail movements. If the switch man is using a mobile vehicle to assist the movement, the switch man must be even with or no more than five car lengths ahead of the last car or switch engine to adequately protect its movement.y
95012901
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2007
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
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 being struck by and run over by rail cars: a)Rail Yard - Employee crossing track 4f too close to rail cars was struck by and run over by the lead car on that track. Reference: PCS Phosphates policy number 53.01.00.02.018 dated April 2006 in section Crossing tracks, paragraph 4 "To avoid being struck if equipment moves unexpectedly, employee crossing tracks shall keep at least 25 feet away from the end of a standing train engine or cars".
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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 310502349.
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