LAKE CHARLES, LA —
OSHA Inspection: WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC in CALCASIEU REFINING COMPANY 4359 W TANK FARM RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 (NAICS 541620). OSHA activity number 344935267.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC
- Site address
- CALCASIEU REFINING COMPANY 4359 W TANK FARM RD
- City
- LAKE CHARLES
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70605
- Mailing
- 2205 INDUSTRIAL DR., SULPHUR, LA 70665
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 541620
- Employees
- 310
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 B06
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(b)(6): In locations where flammable vapors may be present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition. Sources of ignition may include open flames, lightning, smoking, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, and mechanical), spontaneous ignition, chemical and physical-chemical reactions, and radiant heat: (a) On or about September 17, 2020, at #5 Crude Unit, an employee vacuumed flammable liquid (crude oil) from a process heater (H-501) in the presence of frictional heat and sparks.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): A personal lockout or tagout device(s) was not affixed to the group lockout device, group lockbox or comparable mechanism when he or she began work (and to be removed when work stops) on the machine or equipment serviced and/ or maintained. (a) On or about September 17, 2020, at the #5 Crude unit of the Calcasieu Refinery facility, crewmembers failed to affix a personal lock to the group lockbox before vacuuming leaking crude oil from the heater (H-501) convection section.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
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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 344935267.
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