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OSHA Inspection: GASTON COOPERATIVE, INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of GASTON COOPERATIVE, INC. in 120 CO-OP LANE, GARYSBURG, NC 27831 (NAICS 115111). OSHA activity number 316600378.

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OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
120 CO-OP LANE
City
GARYSBURG
State
NC
ZIP
27831
Mailing
ROUTE 1, BOX 66A, GARYSBURG, NC 27831
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Migrant workforce
X
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
115111
SIC code (legacy)
0724
Employees
35
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100
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 a baler door.
a) Mote press Model C-30 Serial # 0809-246 operated in a shed located at
120 Co-Op Lane, Garysburg, NC-
The employer, GCI, repaired and modified a mote press outside of the
recommendations of the manufacturer,
International Baler Corporation (IBC), when it allowed an employee to weld
a broken cylinder rod and weld a
metal loop to the door frame  of the baler to hold a  chain with a hook,
after the cylinder rod broke and the
mote press door opened unexpectedly and with high pressure, injuring an
operator.
Abatement Notice: One feasible means of abatement is to follow the
operator manual and follow the
manufacturer recommendations regarding maintenance/check, reconstruction
or modification of the equipment.on

95012901

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $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 electrical hazards.
a) Mote Press Operation-  where 110/120 volt light switch was without a
cover and live wires were exposed.
Abatement Notice: One feasible and acceptable means of abatements is to
properly install approved covers.d

1910.1200 E01

Serious 1 instance 35 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

1928.57 A06

Serious 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

1928.57 A07 I

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

950226 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 25 exposed
Issued
May 3, 2013
Abate by
May 8, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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