OSHA Inspection: HAM FARMS INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Mar 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 being struck by moving vehicles:
a) Sweet potato field on Emma Cannon Road in Ayden, NC - employees were
assigned to work in a sweet
potato field in close proximity to moving vehicles and inadequate steps
were taken to protect employees from
being struck by those vehicles. On 11/12/12, one worker died after being
struck by a truck while harvesting
sweet potatoes.
ABATEMENT NOTICE:
Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abating this violation
is to establish safe work zones for
employees working near moving vehicles. In addition, take appropriate
precautions when vehicles are backing
up, including but not limited to; assigning a spotter to help drivers back
up
their vehicles, and/or installing
video cameras with in-vehicle display monitors, and/or installing
proximity detection devices to alert drivers to
objects that are behind them.