OSHA Inspection: ROCKWELL FARMS, INC

Issued

2010-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

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 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 to lower level:
a)establishment, outside peat moss storage area, open side 5 feet 7 inches
above the
adjacent ground level - no standard guard railing was provided.
Amoung other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would be
to erect a standard guard rail system along the open side.

Issued

2010-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

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 fire
hazards:
a)establishment, outside above ground LP gas tank - the tank was not
protected
from vehicular traffic.
Abatement note: One feasible and acceptable method to abate this hazard is
to
install perimeter barriers to protect the tank from vehicular traffic in
accordance
with NFPA 58 Chapter 14 (2) physical protection.

Issued

2010-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced