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OSHA Inspection: STERLING SUGARS

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of STERLING SUGARS in 611 IRISH BEND RD, FRANKLIN, LA 70538 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 304473572.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
STERLING SUGARS
Site address
611 IRISH BEND RD
City
FRANKLIN
State
LA
ZIP
70538
Mailing
611 IRISH BEND RD, FRANKLIN, LA 70538
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
2062
Employees
175
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Nov 5, 2001
Abate by
Nov 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $4,900 · Current $3,920 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the recognized hazard of falling into and
unguarded elevator shaft.
a)  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to ensure that the entrance to the elevator shaft located on the
3rd floor of the
sugar mill is guarded in accordance with ASME A17.1 Section X (Safety Code
for
elevators and Escalators), Section 110 Protection of Hoistway-Landing
Openings, Rule
110.1 Entrances and Emergency Doors Required.
DISCLAIMERS:
1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.
Recent events (2)
  • · A (S) $3920.00
  • · Z (S) $4900.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Nov 5, 2001
Abate by
Nov 26, 2001
Penalty
Initial $4,900
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of falling into and unguarded
elevator shaft that was not
inspected by an authorized inspector.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to ensure that the elevators utilized by employees in the sugar
mill are inspected
in accordance with ASME A17.1 Section X (Safety Code for elevators and
Escalators),
Part X (Routine, Periodic, and Acceptance Inspections and Tests), Section
1001 Routine
Inspection and Tests of Passenger and Freight Electric Elevators, Rule
1001.1 Inspection
and Test Periods.
DISCLAIMERS:
1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S) $4900.00

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 304473572.

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