DERIDDER, LA —
OSHA Inspection: WATCO COMPANIES INC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of WATCO COMPANIES INC in 115 POST PLANT ROAD, DERIDDER, LA 70634 (NAICS 488210). OSHA activity number 345486872.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WATCO COMPANIES INC
- Site address
- 115 POST PLANT ROAD
- City
- DERIDDER
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70634
- Mailing
- 315 W 3RD ST, PITTSBURG, KS 66762
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
- 488210
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,000 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 not protected from the hazard of struck-by while moving rail cars across multiple yard lines (sidings): a) On or about August 17, 2021 on the west side of the Ingevity switchyard, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from railcars moving on yard lines (sidings) during switching and bumping operations.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $14502
- — J (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $14502
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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 345486872.
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