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OSHA Inspection: UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. in 240 BRUCE COSTIN ROAD, WARSAW, NC 28398 (NAICS 493120). OSHA activity number 316364686.

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Site address
240 BRUCE COSTIN ROAD
City
WARSAW
State
NC
ZIP
28398
Mailing
P. O. BOX 627, WARSAW, NC 28398
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
493120
SIC code (legacy)
4222
Employees
32
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

11 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,900
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 a crushed by hazard:
a)jobsite, dock -  employee was operating a Toyota electric forklift, SN
7FBCHU25, while not a
wearing seatbelt.
Abatement Note:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to
require the use of seatbelts by all operators.
Ref: ASME B56.1 Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucksrd
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S) $4900.00

95012901

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 31 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
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 a struck by or crushed in between hazard:
a)facility, loading dock - no program had been developed to protect
forklift operators during the
loading of tractor trailers from unexpected movement, in any direction of
vehicles.
Abatement Note:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is to develop
and implement a program to ensure any movement by tractor trailers only be
made under positive
control by United States Cold Storage.  This program may include items
such as vehicle operators and
key control and specific rules for temporary and long term parking.y
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $4900.00
  • · Z (S) $4900.00

1910.36 H03

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 31 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,050
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S) $1050.00

1910.37 A03

Serious Gravity 03 3 instances 31 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,050 · Current $650 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $650.00
  • · Z (S) $1050.00

1910.37 B02

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $1,050
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S) $1050.00

1910.176 A

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 18 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $2,900 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $2900.00
  • · Z (S) $4900.00

1910.178 M05I

Other-than-serious 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,100
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S) $2100.00

1910.178 M10

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $3500.00
  • · Z (S) $3500.00

1910.178 Q01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,500
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S) $3500.00

1910.178 L04I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 18 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
Jun 13, 2012
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (S)

1910.22 A02

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 31 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Abate by
May 22, 2012
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

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