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OSHA Inspection: BURGES URQUHART IV DBA URQUHART FARMS, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BURGES URQUHART IV DBA URQUHART FARMS, INC. in 408 HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH, LEWISTON, NC 27849 (NAICS 111920). OSHA activity number 313824625.

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Site address
408 HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH
City
LEWISTON
State
NC
ZIP
27849
Mailing
P.O. BOX 605, LEWISTON, NC 27849
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Migrant workforce
X
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
111920
SIC code (legacy)
0131
Employees
28
Ownership type
Private (A)

10 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $315 Reduced
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 fall hazards from improper use of a ladder.
a) Cotton field located off Highway 308 South of Lewiston, NC 27849--One
farm worker was engaged in
placing a tarp over the top of a seven foot high module of cotton. Farm
worker was accessing the top of the
module of cotton by standing on the top rung of a six foot, Werner,
A-frame ladder, used as a straight ladder.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abating this violation
is to provide an eight foot ladder
and to use the ladder according to manufacturer specifications to
eliminate fall hazards.e
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $315.00
  • · Z (S) $450.00

95012901

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced
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 gasoline and diesel tanks that were not
protected from vehicular traffic.
a) Agricultural operation located at 408 Highway 11 South Lewiston, NC--A
280 gallon above ground storage
tank of gasoline, was not protected from vehicular traffic.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abating this violation
is to install a barrier between
vehicular traffic and the storage tank, where exposure to hazard will be
eliminated according to NFPA
requirements.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1050.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1470.00
  • · Z (S) $2100.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010

1910.1200 G01

Serious 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010

1928.57 A06

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1050.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1928.57 A06 IV

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $630 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $630.00
  • · Z (S) $900.00

1904.4 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010
Penalty
Initial $300 · Current $210 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $210.00
  • · Z (O) $300.00

1910.1200 F05 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 9, 2010

1910.1200 F05 II

Other-than-serious 1 instance 32 exposed
Issued
Mar 1, 2010
Abate by
Mar 4, 2010

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 313824625.

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