ITTA BENA, MS —
OSHA Inspection: HEARTLAND CATFISH COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HEARTLAND CATFISH COMPANY in 55001 HIGHWAY 82 WEST, ITTA BENA, MS 38941 (NAICS 311412). OSHA activity number 346427222.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HEARTLAND CATFISH COMPANY
- Site address
- 55001 HIGHWAY 82 WEST
- City
- ITTA BENA
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 38941
- Mailing
- 55001 U.S. 82, ITTA BENA, MS 38941
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311412
- Employees
- 420
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,929 · Current $5,980 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck: (a) Workplace at 55001 Hwy 82, Itta Bena, MS 38941 - On or about January 7, 2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that; the employer directed an employee to operate powered industrial trucks prior to the employee being trained in the safe operation of the equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5980.2
- — Z (S) $8929
1910.178 A04
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $13,394 · Current $8,975 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4):Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval: (a) Workplace at 55001 Hwy 82, Itta Bena, MS 38941 - On or about January 7, 2023, the employer affected the safe operation of powered industrial trucks without any prior written approval from the vehicles manufacture, in that; the employer exposed employees to fall hazards by instructing employees to use a pallets on a forklift as a work platform to conduct inventory at heights greater than 10 feet .
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8974.52
- — Z (S) $13394
1910.178 M03
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $15,625
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3):Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on industrial truck(s): (a) Workplace at 55001 Hwy 82, Itta Bena, MS 38941 - On or about January 7, 2023, employees conducting inventory were exposed to fall hazards when they were elevated on pallets and transported by a powered industrial truck at heights greater than 10 feet .
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $15625
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $156,259 · Current $104,694 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (a) Workplace at 55001 Hwy 82, Itta Bena, MS 38941 - On or about January 7, 2023, employees conducting inventory were exposed to fall hazards when they were elevated on pallets and transported by a powered industrial truck while not being protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) at heights greater than 10 feet .
Recent events (2)
- — I (W) $104693.53
- — Z (W) $156259
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $11,162 · Current $2,317 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. (a) (a) 55001 Hwy 82, Itta Bena, MS 38941- On or about January 9, 2023, the employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee on January 7, 2023, due to a work-related incident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2316.75
- — Z (O) $11162
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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 346427222.
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