LAKE CHARLES, LA —
OSHA Inspection: LAKE AREA EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LAKE AREA EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INC in 305 N RYAN ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 339895567.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAKE AREA EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INC
- Site address
- 305 N RYAN ST
- City
- LAKE CHARLES
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70601
- Mailing
- 305 N RYAN ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
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
- 332312
- Employees
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: On or about 08/11/2014, at the north end of the large oven on the north side of the facility, the employer allowed employees to work without posting a danger sign warning employees of a permit required confined space on the rear side of the oven.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: On or about 08/11/2014, at the facility located at 305 North Ryan Street in Lake Charles, LA, the employer allowed employees to work without ensuring that fire extinguishers had an up-to-date maintenance check. Note: Applies to any extinguishers provided in the workplace. Maintenance check includes an internal examination, except extinguishers with stored pressure.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: On or about 08/11/2014, at the facility located at 305 North Ryan Street in Lake Charles, LA, the employer expected employees to fight incipient stage fires without providing them with initial training.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour: On or about 08/11/2014, in the northeast corner of the shop, the employer allowed employees to work near oxygen and acetylene cylinders which were not separated by 20 feet distance or a fire-resistant barrier
Recent events (1)
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339895567.
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