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OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHERN BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC in 6992 HWY 49, HATTIESBURG, MS 39042 (NAICS 424810). OSHA activity number 311419253.

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Site address
6992 HWY 49
City
HATTIESBURG
State
MS
ZIP
39042
Mailing
P.O. BOX 1389, HATTIESBURG, MS 39043
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424810
SIC code (legacy)
5181
Employees
43
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1100.00 · Current $1100.00
Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970:  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 fall hazard and or run over
hazards.
(a)Loading Dock - On or about, March 26, 2009, an employee was observed
operated the CAT forklift without the wearing of seat belt.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to follow the manufacture's guidelines in requiring all forklift operators
to wear seat belt when
operating the forklift.
(b)Warehouse - On or about March 26, 2009, an employee was operating a
Clark
forklift, model #EC500S30, serial #E235-0156-5041, which did not have a
seat
belt.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method of correction is to
install a seat belt
retrofit package and require seat belt to be worn when the forklift is in
operation.

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00 · Current $825.00

1910.178 P01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00 · Current $825.00

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $825.00 · Current $825.00

1904.32 B02

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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