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Brask, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sulphur, Louisiana · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · NAICS 332439

4inspections
10citation items
$21,244current penalties
Aug 3, 2021last inspection

Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Brask, Inc. in Louisiana 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 3, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Sulphur.

In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 7 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $37,207; today they stand at $21,244, 43% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.179 (overhead and gantry cranes), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Brask, Inc. averages $5,734 across 1 cited inspection.

Brask, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Brask, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345456073 OPENED AUG 3, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 99 employees at the site · Closed Oct 6, 2021

2300 Louis Aleman Parkway, Sulphur, LA 70663 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3) · Guarding of portable powered tools
Serious$9,557$5,734Sep 15, 2021Final

Inspection 342556495 OPENED AUG 16, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Sep 14, 2017

2300 Louis Aleman Parkway, Sulphur, LA 70663 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339586505 OPENED FEB 11, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2014

2300 Louis Alleman Parkway, Sulphur, LA 70663 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Serious$4,500$4,500May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Serious$0$0May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$3,600$0May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$3,600$3,600May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$3,600$0May 28, 2014Final

Inspection 314768789 OPENED FEB 2, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Jul 12, 2011

2300 Louis Alleman Parkway, Sulphur, LA 70663 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,250$2,550Feb 25, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii) · Arc welding and cutting
Serious$4,250$2,550Feb 25, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,550$1,530Feb 25, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$1,300$780Feb 25, 2011Closed

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 Sulphur site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 98 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Brask, Inc
Sulphur · 2025
98 100.82.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9)

(9) The employer shall not remove or deface existing labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals, unless the container is immediately marked with the required information.

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii)

(iii) Hooks with deformation or cracks. Visual inspection daily; monthly inspection with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected. For hooks with cracks or having more than 15 percent in excess of normal throat opening or more than 10° twist from the plane of the unbent hook refer to paragraph (l)(3)(iii)(a) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv)

(iv) Hoist chains, including end connections, for excessive wear, twist, distorted links interfering with proper function, or stretch beyond manufacturer's recommendations. Visual inspection daily; monthly inspection with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.254 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other other metal container manufacturing employers in Louisiana

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