HOUMA, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: BUQUET DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BUQUET DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC. in 100 EAGLE'S NEST COURT, HOUMA, LA 70360 (NAICS 424810). OSHA activity number 339128068.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUQUET DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 100 EAGLE'S NEST COURT
- City
- HOUMA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70360
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 7053, HOUMA, LA 70361
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
- 424810
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered in the warehouse of the Buquet Distributing Company. On or about 06/12/2013, at the warehouse, the employer failed to ensure that seat belts were used properly by the employees operating the forklift.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2100
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.178 L04 I
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, was not conducted as required by paragraph (l)(4)(ii) to ensure that the operator had the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely. On or about 06/12/2013, at the Buquet Distributing warehouse, the employer failed to ensure that refresher training was provided for the employees who did not use seat belts when operating the forklift.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2100
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: On or about 06/12/2013, at the Buquet Distributing warehouse, the employer failed to have a written hazardous communication program at the job site.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2100
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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 339128068.
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