WESTWEGO, LA —
OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL GYPSUM, INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of NATIONAL GYPSUM, INC in 10 LOUISIANA ST, WESTWEGO, LA 70094 (NAICS 327420). OSHA activity number 341449239.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATIONAL GYPSUM, INC
- Site address
- 10 LOUISIANA ST
- City
- WESTWEGO
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70094
- Mailing
- 10 LOUISIANA ST, WESTWEGO, LA 70094
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327420
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A02
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(2): Ladderway floor opening(s) or platform(s) were not guarded by a standard railing with standard toeboard(s) on all exposed sides (except at the entrance to opening) with passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate or so offset that a person could walk directly into the opening: a) On or about 5/4/2016, throughout the plant, the employer allowed employees to access and work near ladderway floor openings in order to clean and check on equipment and did not ensure that swinging gates were provided on openings whose passage through the railing was not offset. b) On or about 5/4/2016, on the entoleter platform, the employer allowed employees to access the platform and did not ensure that toeboards were provided on exposed sides of the ladderway opening.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5000
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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 341449239.
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