OSHA Inspection: CARBON GROVE BATON ROUGE, LA

Issued

2025-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $4250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  a) On or about June 23, 2025, in the main work area, employees worked in areas were combustible dust accumulated on interior walls, electrical panels, lighting, and floors, which posed as a fire, deflagration, or explosion hazard.

Issued

2025-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4950.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:   a) On or about June 23, 2025, in the main work area, employees utilized a main circuit breaker with unused openings to isolate equipment throughout the facility.

Issued

2025-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose:  a) On or about June 23, 2025 next to the sifter machine, employees utilized a carbon sifter machine where the motor was spliced and installed without proper insulation.

Issued

2025-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a) On or about June 23, 2025, in the main work area, employees utilized a main circuit breaker without its protective door to isolate equipment throughout the facility.

Issued

2025-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0527

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a) On or about June 23, 2025, in the main work area, employees worked with chemicals such as Carbon Black for redistribution without an established Hazard Communication Program.