James Construction Group: OSHA inspections and violations
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · NAICS 237310
16inspections
9citation items
$22,600current penalties
Jul 13, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected James Construction Group 16 times in Louisiana since 2003.
The latest one began on Jul 13, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Monroe.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 5 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $29,900 and now stand at $22,600, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.
Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.651.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and James Construction Group averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
3 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
James Construction Group also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 12, 2018 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall through floor hole
At 9:30 a.m. on July 12, 2018, an employee was removing a plywood covering that was guarding a hole. During removal, the employee inadvertently fell through the hole and suffered multiple fractures. The employee was killed in the fall. the fall.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343288593 OPENED JUL 10, 2018Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 1,800 employees at the site · Closed Jul 12, 2018
Incident on Dec 28, 2012 (fatal): Employee falls from ladder and is killed
At approximately 8:20 a.m. on December 28, 2012, Employee #1 was standing on a ladder that was leaning against the side of a truck with a mounted sea can. A coworker was also standing on the opposite side of the truck on a ladder. Employee #1 and the coworker were attaching and detaching connectors attached to the sea can. The sea cans were being off-loaded to be emptied of contents and re-loaded onto the truck. The coworker on the driver side of the truck finished before Employee #1 and signaled the driver to go. Employee #1 was still standing on the ladder when the truck began moving. The ladder slid over in the direction the truck was moving and Employee #1 struck his head on the ground. Employee #1 later died from the blunt force injury.
Incident on Feb 11, 2003 (fatal): One killed, two injured when power line arcs crane boom
At approximately 9:45 a.m. on February 11, 2003, Employees #1 through #3 were us ing a Dresser 30-ton capacity hydraulic boom crane, model #150FA, to move welded rebar mats onto a flat bed trailer. The rebar was located under a 13.8-kilovolt transmission line. The operator was moving the crane in reverse to position it for another lift, and the other two workers were guiding the spreader bar, when the back wheel rode up approximately 12 in. on the pavement of the existing high way. This resulted in the boom dipping forward until the rear tire broke away so me of the asphalt, causing the crane to drop and the boom to bounce. As the boom went up, it came close enough to the overhead lines for the electricity to arc between the power line and the top of the boom. This energized the cables, sprea der bar, and crane. Employee #1 was electrocuted. Employees #2 and #3 both recei ved electric shocks and suffered electrical burns; Employee #2 required hospital ization and Employee #3 was treated and released.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Baton Rouge site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 237 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
James Construction Group LLC -Louisiana
Baton Rouge · 2025
237
5
1
2.0
2.2
James Construction Group - Houston
Baton Rouge · 2021
215
4
1
1.3
2.2
James Construction Group - Belton
Baton Rouge · 2021
184
0
0
0.0
2.2
James Construction Group - Louisiana
Baton Rouge · 2021
173
2
0
1.0
2.2
Materials Asphalt Paving
Baton Rouge · 2021
70
0
0
0.0
2.2
James Construction Group - Paving
Baton Rouge · 2021
56
1
0
1.5
2.2
James Construction Group - Lafayette I-10 Project
Baton Rouge · 2020
46
1
1
2.1
2.2
James Construction Group, LLC - Barksdale Project
Baton Rouge · 2020
36
2
0
5.3
2.2
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.
The injured employee was standing next to an I-beam that had been removed from a rebar mat. The I-beam fell to the ground and struck the employee's right foot causing four metatarsal foot fractures.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
May 1, 2017 to Jul 20, 2018
Baton Rouge
1
0
$0
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
(21) Personal fall arrest systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.
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.
