ROCKY MOUNT, NC —
OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE BRANDS-MERITA BRANDS CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of INTERSTATE BRANDS-MERITA BRANDS CORPORATION in 2551 N CHURCH STREET, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27802 (NAICS 311812). OSHA activity number 312448822.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- INTERSTATE BRANDS-MERITA BRANDS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 2551 N CHURCH STREET
- City
- ROCKY MOUNT
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27802
- Mailing
- HWY. 301 NORTH, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27802
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311812
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2051
- Employees
- 112
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $1,925
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 throw against, struck by and crushed by Roll Over Protection System (ROPS) hazard during tip-over: a)facility - Where an employee was observed operating a Hyster Forklift (Model 50 ) without wearing the installed seat belt during operation. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to have operators fasten the seat belt while operating equipment. (Reference: ASME B56-1-1993, Paragraph5.3.19: An active operator protection device or system, when provided, shall be used.)
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $1925.00
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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 312448822.
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