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OSHA Inspection: VALLEY PROTEINS INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of VALLEY PROTEINS INC. in 469 YELLOW CUT RD., ROSE HILL, NC 28458 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 312455058.

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Site address
469 YELLOW CUT RD.
City
ROSE HILL
State
NC
ZIP
28458
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311613
SIC code (legacy)
2077
Employees
123
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

1 citation on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 3, 2009
Abate by
Apr 8, 2009
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 Reduced
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 burn hazards:
a)facility, feather hydrolyzer - two employees were burned when steam and
hot water were inadvertently
released from the six- inch blow -out line, that was left open during the
last clean-out.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to develop
and implement procedures:
1)  Ensure that when clean-out is completed that all valves and gates are
closed.
2)  Ensure that before the system is re-pressurized during start-ups that
all valves and gates are closed.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2625.00
  • · Z (S) $3500.00

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