KENNER, LA —
OSHA Inspection: DIXIE WALL SYSTEMS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DIXIE WALL SYSTEMS LLC in 39 PALMETTO AVE., KENNER, LA 70065 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339663171.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DIXIE WALL SYSTEMS LLC
- Site address
- 39 PALMETTO AVE.
- City
- KENNER
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70065
- Mailing
- 4613 MARSEILLES PLACE, METAIRIE, LA 70002
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238310
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014
- Abate by
- May 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) a) 39 Palmetto Dr., Kenner, LA; On or about 4/02/14, employees were observed working from a scaffold that did not have the working level fully planked between the uprights. The employees were repairing the exterior of a wall. The employees were 18 feet above the ground.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014
- Abate by
- May 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. a) 39 Palmetto Dr., Kenner, LA; the employer failed to ensure a scaffold used for exterior wall repair was equipped with a ladder for access and egress. The scaffold was 3 levels 18 feet high.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014
- Abate by
- May 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. a) 39 Palmetto Dr., Kenner, LA; On or about 04/02/14, the employer did not ensure that employees working from a scaffold 18 feet above the ground were protected by a complete guardrail system.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 339663171.
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