Bossier City, Louisiana · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333132
OSHA has inspected Cactus Wellhead 4 times in Louisiana since 2013.
The latest one began on Sep 2, 2021 to follow up on an earlier case, in Bossier City.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $31,357 and now stand at $23,495, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Cactus Wellhead averages $9,948 (2 cited inspections).
Cactus Wellhead also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company4117 Meadow Ln., Bossier City, LA 71111 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $1,951 | $1,171 | Sep 2, 2021 | Final |
4117 Meadow Ln, Bossier City, LA 71111 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 3, 2021: Employee is injured during machine operation, resulting in s
At 11:04 a.m. on August 3, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a MAZAK INTEGREX e-670H Machining Mill. While loading a new piece of material, the employee attempted to brush off metal shavings and inadvertently placed his left hand between the material piece and the tailstock of the machine. This resulted in crushing injuries to the middle and index fingers of his left hand. The employee was hospitalized, and the middle finger required surgical amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $13,653 | $10,922 | Sep 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $9,753 | $7,802 | Sep 30, 2021 | Final |
4117 Meadow Ln., Bossier City, LA 71111 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4117 Meadow Lane, Bossier City, LA 71111 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(o)(2) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $6,000 | $3,600 | Jul 3, 2013 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Bossier City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 22 workers: 3.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.2 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus - Bossier City - Service Bossier City · 2025 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Bossier City - Service Bossier City · 2023 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Cactus Wellhead, LLC - Bossier City, LA Bossier City · 2018 | 161 | 5 | 3 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 3, 2021, Bossier City: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a machining mill. While loading a new piece of material into the machine, the employee brushed off metal shavings from the top of the machine and their left hand was caught between the piece of material and tailstock of the machine. Their left middle and index fingers were crushed and the middle finger required surgical amputation.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)
(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(2)
(2) Only loads within the rated capacity of the truck shall be handled.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.