Since 1982, OSHA inspectors have visited Jack Batte and Sons in Mississippi 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 4, 2015 on a referral, in Forest.
In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 18 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $18,044; today they stand at $11,082, 39% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Jack Batte and Sons averages $6,426 across 1 cited inspection.
Jack Batte and Sons also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Mississippi · latest 90 days of OSHA records
16employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Forest site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 92 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Jack Batte & Sons, Inc.
Forest · 2025
92
0
0
0.0
4.2
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Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 4, 2016, Forest: Hospitalization · second degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee operating a forklift stopped because he thought the forklift was overheating. When he removed the radiator cap to check the water level, the hot water caused first and second degree burns to his chest and right arm.
(iv) Dispensing units. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be transferred from tanks by means of fixed pumps so designed and equipped as to allow control of the flow and to prevent leakage or accidental discharge.
29 CFR 1910.106(g)(8)
(8) Sources of ignition. In addition to the previous restrictions of this paragraph, the following shall apply: There shall be no smoking or open flames in the areas used for fueling, servicing fuel systems for internal combustion engines, receiving or dispensing of flammable liquids. Conspicuous and legible signs prohibiting smoking shall be posted within sight of the customer being served. The motors of all equipment being fueled shall be shut off during the fueling operation.
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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.
