On 11-Jul-2005, "Couillion" > wrote:

> This is related to the "I Love Wal-Mart" conversation started by Fosco on
> July 7th. Free TeraNews just purged everything before July 9th.
>
> I was able to find this info on Royal Oak, it might have something to do
> with the recent shut down, and the price of lump and briquettes.
>
> http://www.vanguardenvl.com/VRCN/statefines.htm
>
> Ocala, FL
>
> Company: Royal Oak Enterprises, Inc.
> Business: Wood charcoal manufacturer
> Why inspected? Investigation into death of a worker who was electrocuted
> and
> killed when he touched an energized electrical terminal while trying to
> reach the restart switch of a machine.
> Fine: $132,000
> Reason for fine: One repeat citation
> *Exposed live electrical parts
> Nine serious citations, including:
> *Failure to ensure that hazardous machinery is locked out during
> maintenance
> *Inadequate emergency response plan
> *Confined space hazards
> *Inadequate machine guarding
> *Lack of chemical labeling
> *Failure to provide fire extinguishers
>
>
> http://envinfo.com/caain/consnt.html
>
> No. CD-2000-13
>
> Case Name United States v. Royal Oak Enterprises, Inc. (E.D. Va.)
>
> Notice of Proposed Consent Decree
>
> 65 Fed. Reg. 44,808 7/19/2000
>
> Summary of Consent Decree
>
> The consent decree resolves claims against Royal Oak Enterprises, Inc.
> under
> the Clean ir Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., for civil penalties and
> injunctive relief to redress violations occurring at Royal Oak's
> Kenbridge,
> Virginia charcoal briquet manufacturing facility. Under the decree, the
> defendant.is required to pay a civil penalty of $450,000 and is subjected
> to
> injunctive relief designed to ensure future compliance.

Good job Couillion. Nice piece of research. I would hasten to add though
that Wal-Mart has not been indicted for safety violations or hazardous
working
conditions as has (apparently) Royal Oak. Sadly, the packaged Royal Oak
product was damned fine. I'm going to miss it.

One of the major complaints agains Wal-Mart is they dictate the prices they
will pay for various commodities, rather then bending to pay whatever the
vendor wants to charge. What's the matter with that. I enjoy the right to
dictate what I will pay for anything and everything. Sure, Wal-Mart is the
major market for many products, but they wouldn't be if the vendors held
out for free market prices.
--
The Brick said that (Don't bother to agree with me, I have already changed
my mind.)

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