FRANKLIN, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: NORTHSIDE PLANTING LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of NORTHSIDE PLANTING LLC in MARTIN RIDGE ROAD, FRANKLIN, LA 70538 (NAICS 111930). OSHA activity number 347683088.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTHSIDE PLANTING LLC
- Site address
- MARTIN RIDGE ROAD
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70538
- Mailing
- 4338 IRISH BEND ROAD, FRANKLIN, LA 70538
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 111930
- Employees
- 38
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585
8330
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: 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 job duties. a) On or about August 5, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of high heat from working under direct sunlight during the performance of their job duties, including transplanting sugar cane period of one day. The National Weather Service issued a heat warning during that one day with a heat index of 109 degrees, 74% humidity and a Globe Temperature of 98 degrees the day of the incident. 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. The above conditions resulted in a work-related death of one employee that occurred at approximately 2:00 PM.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $11585
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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 347683088.
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