NEW ORLEANS, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: ORLEANS SHORING, L.L.C.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ORLEANS SHORING, L.L.C. in 508 TOULOUSE ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 337345029.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ORLEANS SHORING, L.L.C.
- Site address
- 508 TOULOUSE ST.
- City
- NEW ORLEANS
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70112
- Mailing
- 25 HICKORY AVE., HARAHAN, LA 70123
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236118
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.405 G02 III
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap: a) The employer did not ensure that flexible cords were used in continuous lengths without splice or tap. This violation occurred when the employer allowed the use of a fourteen (14) gauge flexible cord spliced to a twelve (12) gauge flexible cord.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used: a) The employer did not ensure that worn or frayed electric cords were not used. This violation occurred when a flexible cord set that had broken insulation revealing copper wires and signs of possible internal damage was being used by employees to power a Dewalt D55146 air compressor and nail gun.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2450
- · Z (S) $4900
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: a) The employer did not ensure that stairways having four or more risers were equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge. This violation occurred when employees used a wood staircase in Unit seven (7) to access upper levels that had one unprotected side without a stairrail system. b) The employer did not ensure that stairways having four or more risers were equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge. This violation occurred when employees used a wood staircase in Unit five (5) to access upper levels that had one unprotected side without a stairrail system. c) The employer did not ensure that stairways having four or more risers were equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge. This violation occurred when employees used a stairwell between the third (3rd) and fourth (4th) floor without a starrail system on the unprotected sides of two levels of stairs containing six (6) risers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous: a) The employer did not ensure that the path to ground from circuits was permanent and continuous. This violaiton occurred when two spliced flexible cord sets (an fourteen (14) gauge and a twelve (12) gauge) were used without a ground pin in the plug end of the twelve (12) gauge cord.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1926.405 G02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws: a) The employer did not ensure that flexible cords were connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws. This violation occurred when a fan was used with a flexible cord that was damaged at the plug joint from strain pulling away the outer insulation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 337345029.
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