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OSHA Inspection: VALLEY PROTEINS, INC. DBA CAROLINA BY-PRODUCTS

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of VALLEY PROTEINS, INC. DBA CAROLINA BY-PRODUCTS in 656 LITTLE DUNCAN RD, WADESBORO, NC 28170 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 310923420.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
656 LITTLE DUNCAN RD
City
WADESBORO
State
NC
ZIP
28170
Mailing
P.O. BOX 718, WADESBORO, NC 28170
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311613
SIC code (legacy)
2077
Employees
135
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

3 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Jul 16, 2007
Abate by
Aug 30, 2007
Penalty
Initial $3,150 · Current $3,150
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
struck by hazards:
a)facility, employees were required to walk through and work in the yard
where
facility lighting was insufficient (0 to .1 footcandles).  On or about
March 20,
2007, an employee was struck by a Mack Truck.
b)facility, employees were required to walk through and work in the yard
where
trucks drive with their lights off.  On or about March 20, 2007, and
employee
was struck by a Mack Truck.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to
abate
the hazard are to install adequate facility lighting and drive with
vehicle lights on.
REFERENCE:  ANSI/IESNA RP-7-01; Recommended Practice for Lighting
Industrial
Facilities; Section 14.2 Safety Lighting
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3150.00
  • — Z (S) $3150.00

1910.132 A

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Jul 16, 2007
Abate by
Aug 30, 2007
Penalty
Initial $3,150 · Current $3,150
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3150.00
  • — Z (S) $3150.00

1910.132 D01

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Jul 16, 2007
Abate by
Aug 30, 2007
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

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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 310923420.

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