TRENTON, FL —
OSHA Inspection: BILLY SMITH'S WATERMELONS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BILLY SMITH'S WATERMELONS, INC. in 237 NE 11TH AVENUE, TRENTON, FL 32693 (NAICS 115113). OSHA activity number 341551380.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BILLY SMITH'S WATERMELONS, INC.
- Site address
- 237 NE 11TH AVENUE
- City
- TRENTON
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32693
- Mailing
- 237 NE 11TH AVENUE, TRENTON, FL 32693
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
- Migrant workforce
- X
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 115113
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: a. On or about June 9, 2016, at the watermelon farm, a hazardous assessment had not been conducted and certified which would have ascertained the hazards that exist to protect employees while working on the watermelon line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2245
- — Z (S) $3741
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a. On or about June 9, 2016, in the packing house, employees working on the AMI watermelon line were not protected from an amputation hazard, in that there was no guarding over the 3-belt pulley system as the machine was in operation, resulting in an amputation. b. On or about June 9, 2016, in the packing house, employees working on the AMI watermelon line were not protected from a caught-in hazard, in that there was no guarding on a shaft that protruded from its respective drum.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2245
- — Z (S) $3741
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341551380.
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