URANIA, LA —
OSHA Inspection: GERMAN PELLETS LOUISIANA, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of GERMAN PELLETS LOUISIANA, LLC in 4915 HWY 125, URANIA, LA 71480 (NAICS 321219). OSHA activity number 341893980.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERMAN PELLETS LOUISIANA, LLC
- Site address
- 4915 HWY 125
- City
- URANIA
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 71480
- Mailing
- 4915 HWY 125, URANIA, LA 71480
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 321219
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $7,243 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a tipping hazards. On or about October 20, 2016, at German Pellets Louisiana, LLC, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from tipping hazards that were posed by a JLG 20, MVL man lift. The JLG was not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions during cleaning of the upper level of the framework around silos.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7243.2
- — Z (S) $9054
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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 341893980.
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