WESTLAKE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C. in WESTLAKE CHEMICAL 1300 PPG DRIVE, WESTLAKE, LA 70669 (NAICS 237990). OSHA activity number 343107074.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, L.L.C.
- Site address
- WESTLAKE CHEMICAL 1300 PPG DRIVE
- City
- WESTLAKE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70669
- Mailing
- 8687 UNITED PLAZA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237990
- Employees
- 418
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.454 C
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(c): The employer had reason to believe that an employee lacked the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, and the employer did not retrain such employee so that the requisite proficiency was regained: On or about 04/16/2018, in the EDC Unit at Westlake Chemical, the employer did not ensure that a supported scaffold equipped with a knee-out was loaded in accordance with a qualified person's design, to the extent feasible, as it was being dismantled.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2500
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: On or about 04/16/2018, in the EDC Unit at Westlake Chemical, the employer did not ensure that the scaffold was dismantled under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in dismantling a scaffold with an eccentric load applied to it by a cantilevered work platform (knee out), and by employees trained and experienced in dismantling a scaffold with an eccentric load applied to it by a cantilevered work platform (knee out).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.454 B02
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question in which the training included the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question: On or about 04/16/2018, in the EDC Unit at Westlake Chemical, the employer did not ensure that each employee dismantling the scaffold was adequately trained on the correct procedures for disassembling a scaffold with an eccentric load applied to it by a cantilevered work platform in order to recognize the hazards associated with the work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 B03
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(b)(3): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question in which the training included the design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity and intended use of the scaffold: On or about 04/16/2018, in the EDC Unit at Westlake Chemical, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was involved in dismantling a scaffold with an eccentric load applied to it by a cantilevered work platform was adequately trained on the design criteria, maximum load-carrying capacity, and the manner in which to apply that load in order to recognize the hazards associated with the work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
More inspections at Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.
View Turner Industries Group, L.L.C.'s full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 237990)
More inspections in LA
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 343107074.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.