OSHA has inspected Monsanto 9 times in Louisiana since 1976.
The latest one began on Apr 2, 2015 on a referral, in Luling.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $22,005 and now stand at $21,315, 3% lower after settlements or reviews.
Welding fire safety comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.252.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Monsanto averages $21,000 (1 cited inspection).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Monsanto also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 24, 1986 (fatal): Employee dies of burns after combustible liquid ignites
Employee #1 was standing atop an accumulator, 63 inches above the ground, cuttin g a bolt with a cutting torch. The bolt held together a set of flanges that had a blind between them to hold combustible liquid on the upper side. As he cut the last remaining bolt, the flanges parted, releasing the combustible liquid above the blind. The liquid flowed onto Employee #1's chest and immediately ignited, engulfing Employee #1 in flames. He was burned to death.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 101079887 OPENED OCT 16, 1986Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 600 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 1986
Incident on Oct 15, 1986 (fatal): Employee slipped and fell off barge; drowned
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 AM ON OCTOBER 15, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SECURING A HOPPER BARGE TO A LOADING DOCK FACILITY. HE WAS WALKING ON THE FIBER GLASS COVERS OF TH E BARGE WHEN HE SLIPPED OR FELL AND ROLLED OFF THE BARGE DECK INTO THE WATER. AL THOUGH HE WAS WEARING A LIFE JACKET, THE UNDER TOW FORCED HIM UNDER THE BARGE, W HERE HE DROWNED. HE WAS SUBMERGED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Luling site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 119 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Apache - Monsanto
Luling · 2020
119
0
0
0.0
0.1
1560-Luling, LA (Monsanto Co.)
Luling · 2019
737
2
1
0.2
1.6
Luling Plant
Luling · 2017
680
5
3
0.6
1.6
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.
(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)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)
(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.
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.
