LAKE CHARLES, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR ALUMINUM OF SWLA, LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of TAYLOR ALUMINUM OF SWLA, LLC in 1200 RYAN STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 348718149.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TAYLOR ALUMINUM OF SWLA, LLC
- Site address
- 1200 RYAN STREET
- City
- LAKE CHARLES
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70601
- Mailing
- 1870 MEMORY LN., LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026
- Abate by
- May 12, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $3,972 · Current $3,178 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work: a) On or about October 26 2025, in front of a commercial building, an employee utilized an uninsulated JLG T500J towable lift to install gutters while in close proximity to energized powerline greater than 900 volts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3177.6
- · Z (S) $3972
1926.453 B02 IV
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026
- Abate by
- May 12, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,838 · Current $2,270 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket: a) On or about October 26, 2025, on the upper level of the structure, employees engaged in gutter installation worked from an aerial lift railing at heights greater than ten (10) feet above the ground. Employees climbed onto and stood on the railing of the aerial lift bucket to perform work tasks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2270.4
- · Z (S) $2838
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026
- Abate by
- May 8, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,838 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift: a) On or about October 26, 2025, in front of a commercial building, an employee installed gutters from a raised towable lift at heights greater than 10 feet without means of a fall arrest system such as harness and lanyard attached to the basket.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2838
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026
- Abate by
- May 8, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,270 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a) On or about October 26, 2025, on the upper level of the structure, an employee utilizing an aerial lift to perform gutter installation at heights greater than ten (10) feet above the ground, was not provided with adequate training on lift operations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $2250
- · Z (S) $2270
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2026
- Abate by
- May 12, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $2,838 · Current $2,270 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toe boards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) On or about October 26, 2026, on the structure of the project site, an employee at times worked from a steep roof to install gutters at heights greater than ten (10) feet above ground without the use of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2270
- · Z (S) $2838
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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 348718149.
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