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Cayo LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Port Sulphur, Louisiana · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · NAICS 237990

2inspections
2citation items
$15,213current penalties
Oct 18, 2022last inspection

Cayo LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Louisiana, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 18, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in New Orleans.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $20,384 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,213, down 25%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Cayo LLC averages $7,607 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Cayo LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346295272 OPENED OCT 18, 2022Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2023

Bucktown Harbor Maina 201 Metairie Hammond Highway, New Orleans, LA 70163 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 17, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed when stuck by falling beam

At 12:00 noon on October 17, 2022, an employee was working with a coworker on a barge building a water front barrier for a marina. A steel beam was being lifted by a crane when the crane hook broke releasing the steel beam which fell struck the employee on the barge. The employee died due to a traumatic head injury.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1427(a) · Operator training, certification, and evaluation
Serious$10,938$7,657Apr 10, 2023Final

Inspection 344359526 OPENED OCT 4, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Apr 9, 2020

21178 La-23 Point Celeste Pump Station, Port Sulphur, LA 70083 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 3, 2019 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by gate arm wheel of pile dri

At 11:38 a.m. on October 3, 2019, Employee #1 was using a pile driver (heavy equipment) to perform an earthwork construction operation. Employee #1 moved the hydraulic lines, at the base of the pile driving leads, so they were free to move up and down with the hammer. Afterwards, a wheel from the hydraulic gate arm, assembly approximately 70 feet up the 2:1 leads, came off the bolt and needle bearing assembly and struck Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 then sustained head trauma and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1434(a) · Equipment modifications
Serious$9,446$7,557Mar 25, 2020Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 20, 2018, Port Sulphur: Hospitalization · fractures · fingertip(s)

An employee was using a driver to drive a T-post into the ground. When he raised the driver, the T-post fell to its side and his right index finger was pinched between the T-post and the driver, fracturing his fingertip.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1427 · Operator training, certification, and evaluation

29 CFR 1926.1427(a)

(a) General requirements for operators. The employer must ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1434 · Equipment modifications

29 CFR 1926.1434(a)

(a) Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment are prohibited except where the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section are met.

Other other heavy and civil engineering construction employers in Louisiana

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