LAKE CHARLES, LA —
OSHA Inspection: OHMSTEDE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of OHMSTEDE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. in CALCASIEU REFINING COMPANY 4359 W TANK FARM RD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 344935283.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OHMSTEDE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- CALCASIEU REFINING COMPANY 4359 W TANK FARM RD
- City
- LAKE CHARLES
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70605
- Mailing
- 2450 SOUTH SHORE BLVD SUITE 120, LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 237120
- Employees
- 1525
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 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, the employer did not affix a personal lock-out device to the group lockbox before cutting stack, transition, and convection sections on heater H-501 containing a chemical energy source (flammable crude oil).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.242 A
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,802 · Current $7,802
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(a): Hand and portable powered tools or equipment were not kept in safe condition: (a) On or about September 17, 2020, at the #5 Crude Unit, employees utilized Metabo (OIS-98472), Dewalt 4 ? DWEA4120N, and Milwaukee sawzall 6509 angle grinders to cut the heater H-501 without using the required side handles.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7802
- — C (S) $7802
- — Z (S) $7802
1910.252 A02 XV
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $9,557 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas that were not made fire safe by removing combustibles or protecting combustibles from ignition sources: (a) On or about September 17, 2020, at the #5 Crude unit of the Calcasieu Refinery, employees were cutting the convection section of heater H-501 using hand grinders in an area not made fire safe and unprotected from sparks/ignition sources.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9557
- — 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 344935283.
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