ARABI, LA —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING INC in 7417 NORTH PETERS ST, ARABI, LA 70032 (NAICS 311312). OSHA activity number 311523252.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING INC
- Site address
- 7417 NORTH PETERS ST
- City
- ARABI
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70032
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311312
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2062
- Employees
- 330
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
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 the escape of combustible sugar dust from equipment and its suppression in work areas, increasing the risk of fire, deflagration, and /or explosion which are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a) 10 Floor Rotex Room: The employer does not prevent the escape of dust from the Rotex shakers. This violation was observed on or about April 10, 2008. Among other feasible abatement methods to correct the hazard, one method is to implement the requirement of NFPA 61 (2008) Sections 10.1 and 10.3.1 to reduce handling speeds, dust tight enclosures, ventilation, and other such techniques to prevent escape of dust into the building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
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 the propagation of a fire, deflagration, and/or explosion outside the area of the initial fire, deflagration, and/or explosion which are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a) Bucket Elevators UE1, UE2, XE1, VE1, PE1 and BE1 located in the Building 8 (Production Building) and bucket elevators DE1A, DE1B, DE2, and SPE1 located in Building 21 (Panhouse): The employer does not equip the legs of these bucket elevators with explosion relief venting or suppression. This violation was observed on or about April 10, 2008. Among other feasible abatement methods to correct the hazard identified above is to ensure that the bucket elevators are provided with a suppression system in accordance with NFPA 69, Chapter 10 Deflagration Control by Suppression.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2008
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
1910.307 C
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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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 311523252.
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