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STAPLE COTTON CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Company Details

Name: STAPLE COTTON CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
Jurisdiction: MISSISSIPPI
Business Type: Profit Corporation
Effective Date: 07 Aug 1926 (99 years ago)
Business ID: 443410
State of Incorporation: MISSISSIPPI

Incorporator

Name Role Address
LEROY PERCY Incorporator No data
O F BLEDSOE JR Incorporator S, SHELLMOUND, MS
OSCAR JOHNSTON Incorporator C, CLARKSDALE, MS

Filings

Type Status Filed Date Description
Merger Filed 1978-03-01 Merger
Name Reservation Form Filed 1926-08-07 Name Reservation

OSHA's Inspections within Industry

Inspection Nr Report ID Date Opened Site Address
333950830 0419400 2012-04-11 8500 HIGHWAY 49 SOUTH, GREENWOOD, MS, 38930
Inspection Type Planned
Scope Partial
Safety/Health Safety
Close Conference 2012-04-11
Emphasis N: DUSTEXPL
Case Closed 2012-06-14

Violation Items

Citation ID 01001A
Citaton Type Serious
Standard Cited 19100147 C04 II
Issuance Date 2012-05-15
Abatement Due Date 2012-06-27
Current Penalty 1150.0
Initial Penalty 2295.0
Final Order 2012-05-29
Nr Instances 1
Nr Exposed 1
Gravity 1
FTA Current Penalty 0.0
Citation text line 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D)(h): a) In the workplace at 8500 Highway 49 South in Greenwood, MS  On or about April 11, 2012, the employer did not have specific lockout/tagout procedures for the weight line equipment in building 34, and other required equipment.
Citation ID 01001B
Citaton Type Serious
Standard Cited 19100147 C06 I
Issuance Date 2012-05-15
Abatement Due Date 2012-06-27
Current Penalty 0.0
Initial Penalty 0.0
Final Order 2012-05-29
Nr Instances 1
Nr Exposed 1
Gravity 1
FTA Current Penalty 0.0
Citation text line 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: a) In the workplace at 8500 Highway 49 South in Greenwood, MS  On or about April 11, 2012, the employer had not performed periodic inspections of energy control procedure for specific machines or equipment.
Citation ID 01002
Citaton Type Serious
Standard Cited 19100176 B
Issuance Date 2012-05-15
Abatement Due Date 2012-06-06
Current Penalty 1150.0
Initial Penalty 3825.0
Final Order 2012-05-29
Nr Instances 1
Nr Exposed 4
Gravity 5
FTA Current Penalty 0.0
Citation text line 29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: a) In warehouse buildings 24 and 43 at 8500 Highway 49 South in Greenwood, MS  On or about April 11, 2012, employees had to walk around unstable bales of cotton to locate a specific bale because some of the bales fell or were rotated and the ID label was not visible from the fork lift.
Citation ID 01003
Citaton Type Serious
Standard Cited 19100242 B
Issuance Date 2012-05-15
Abatement Due Date 2012-06-06
Current Penalty 2200.0
Initial Penalty 2295.0
Final Order 2012-05-29
Nr Instances 1
Nr Exposed 4
Gravity 1
FTA Current Penalty 0.0
Citation text line 29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a) At the LPG storage area  On or about April 11, 2012, the compressed air used by drivers to clean their fork lifts measured 100 psi at the nozzle.
Citation ID 02001
Citaton Type Other
Standard Cited 19101200 F05
Issuance Date 2012-05-15
Abatement Due Date 2012-06-06
Current Penalty 0.0
Initial Penalty 0.0
Final Order 2012-05-29
Nr Instances 1
Nr Exposed 4
FTA Current Penalty 0.0
Citation text line 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: a) At the LPG storage tanks for refilling fork lifts - On or about April 11, 2012, the LPG storage tanks were not labeled with the identity and hazard warning for the chemical stored in in the tanks.

Date of last update: 19 Apr 2025

Sources: Mississippi Secretary of State