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Cap Technologies, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Denham Springs, Louisiana · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · NAICS 331492

2inspections
3citation items
$4,138current penalties
Apr 30, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cap Technologies, LLC 2 times in Louisiana since 2017.

The latest one began on Apr 30, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Denham Springs.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,275 and now stand at $4,138, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Cap Technologies, LLC averages $4,138 (1 cited inspection).

Cap Technologies, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343968962 OPENED APR 30, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Sep 18, 2019

609 Centerville Street, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,978$1,989Aug 20, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,978$1,989Aug 20, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
Other-than-serious$319$160Aug 20, 2019Final

Inspection 342733839 OPENED OCT 25, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 2017

609 Centerville Street, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii)

(iii) Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.

Other secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) employers in Louisiana

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