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Apex Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

6inspections
7citation items
$3,070current penalties
Aug 10, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Apex Industries 6 times in Louisiana since 1988.

The latest one began on Aug 10, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Carencro.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,204 and now stand at $3,070, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.59.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Apex Industries averages $1,850 (1 cited inspection).

Apex Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Apex Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 1988 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346902414 OPENED AUG 10, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2023

601 Tee Ma Rd, Carencro, LA 70520 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345007892 OPENED NOV 4, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Dec 22, 2020

606 W. Lee Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70820 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
Other-than-serious$3,084$1,850Nov 16, 2020Final

Inspection 314774803 OPENED NOV 30, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2013

415 E. Cornerview St., Gonzales, LA 70737 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
Serious$1,800$900Jan 30, 2012Closed

Inspection 110416419 OPENED FEB 7, 1991Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 7, 1991

4200 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 107629073 OPENED APR 20, 1990Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jul 25, 1990

Southern University, Off Farm Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.59(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$40$40Apr 30, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.59(f)(5) · Hazard communication
Serious$40$40Apr 30, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.59(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$40$40Apr 30, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.59(h) · Hazard communication
Serious$40$40Apr 30, 1990Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
Serious$160$160Apr 30, 1990Closed

Inspection 100473438 OPENED FEB 16, 1988Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 17, 1988

8440 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Baton Rouge site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 42 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Apex Industries Corporation
Baton Rouge · 2025
42 000.01.8
Apex Industries Corp.
Baton Rouge · 2023
29 000.01.8
Apex Industries
Baton Rouge · 2019
32 000.01.8

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The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13)

(13) The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step.

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2)

(2) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.

29 CFR 1926.59 · Hazard communication

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