WHITE CASTLE, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: OURSO FARMS, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe health inspection of OURSO FARMS, INC. in 56946 OURSO ROAD, WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788 (NAICS 111930). OSHA activity number 346903008.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OURSO FARMS, INC.
- Site address
- 56946 OURSO ROAD
- City
- WHITE CASTLE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70788
- Mailing
- 56946 OURSO ROAD, WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
- Migrant workforce
- X
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 111930
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $7,000 Reduced
8330
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 high heat while performing jobs duties. a) On or about August 8, 2023, at 56946 Ourso Road, White Castle, LA 70788, employees were exposed to high heat with an air temperature of 90 F, heat index of 105.9 F, and WBGT of 89 F while planting sugarcane in direct sunlight beginning at 6:00 AM. Such exposures are likely to lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $11292
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 346903008.
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