WESTLAKE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: WESTLAKE CHEMICAL LAKE CHARLES SOUTH
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WESTLAKE CHEMICAL LAKE CHARLES SOUTH in 1300 PPG DRIVE, WESTLAKE, LA 70669 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 346514086.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WESTLAKE CHEMICAL LAKE CHARLES SOUTH
- Site address
- 1300 PPG DRIVE
- City
- WESTLAKE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70669
- Mailing
- 1300 PPG DRIVE, WESTLAKE, LA 70669
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325211
- Employees
- 1037
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D05 I
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 5, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i): All potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was not relieved, disconnected, restrained, or otherwise rendered safe after the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices: a) On or about February 15, 2023, inside the WTU-S unit East #2 unit, employees did not ensure all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was relieved during an initial line break.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $15625
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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 346514086.
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