NEW ORLEANS, LA —
OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCTION SOUTH CONTRACTORS
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CONSTRUCTION SOUTH CONTRACTORS in 500 CANAL ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70186 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 304479132.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CONSTRUCTION SOUTH CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 500 CANAL ST.
- City
- NEW ORLEANS
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70186
- Mailing
- POB 55150, METAIRIE, LA 70055
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2003
- Abate by
- Mar 18, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
General-duty citation text
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: 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 following condition(s): New Orleans Visitor Welcome Center, New Orleans, La- The employer, Construction South exposed their employees to a collapse of formwork which resulted in both struck by and fall hazards by not instructing its employer representative to not deviate from erection blueprints without express approval from a qualified person. One feasible and accepted method of abatement to correct this hazard is to assure strict compliance with instructions contained within the erection drawings as expressed by Patent Scaffolding Company's engineers.
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
1926.703 A01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2003
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $42,000 · Current $4,600 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $4600.00
- — Z (W) $42000.00
1926.703 B05
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2003
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
Recent events (2)
- — J (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
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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 304479132.
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