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OSHA Inspection: CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.

Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. in 1974 CR 283 WEST, HARWOOD, TX 78632 (NAICS 112310). OSHA activity number 343967964.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
1974 CR 283 WEST
City
HARWOOD
State
TX
ZIP
78632
Mailing
1974 CR 283 WEST, HARWOOD, TX 78632
Inspection type
Fatality or catastrophe (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
112310
Employees
32
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 M01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 18, 2019
Abate by
Sep 24, 2019
Penalty
Initial $12,503 · Current $8,752 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(1): Trucks were driven up to employees standing in front of benches or other fixed objects.    On or about 26 April 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees worked within Conex shipping containers and box trailers to guide a rough-terrain forklift inside to remove pallets of materials, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by the forklift.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $8752.1
  • · Z (S) $12503

1910.178 O01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 18, 2019
Abate by
Sep 24, 2019
Penalty
Initial $13,260 · Current $9,282 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled.    On or about 26 April 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees worked within Conex shipping containers and box trailers while a rough-terrain forklift was handling an unstable load inside, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by a falling load.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $9282
  • · Z (S) $13260

1910.178 O03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 18, 2019
Abate by
Sep 24, 2019
Penalty
Initial $12,503 · Current $8,752 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(3): Long or high (including multiple-tiered) loads which may affect capacity were not adjusted.    On or about 26 April 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees worked within Conex shipping containers and box trailers while a rough-terrain forklift was handling an oversized load inside, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by a falling load.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $8752.1
  • · Z (S) $12503

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