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Precision Ibc, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Broussard, Louisiana · Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423860

1inspections
22citation items
$94,331current penalties
Dec 3, 2017last inspection

Precision Ibc, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Louisiana.

OSHA opened it on Dec 3, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Broussard.

From that inspection OSHA issued 22 citation items: 22 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $192,307 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $94,331, down 51%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1052, methylene chloride (9 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Precision Ibc, Inc. averages $94,331 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Precision Ibc, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342809795 OPENED DEC 3, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2020

100 Precision Drive, Broussard, LA 70518 · Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 2, 2017 (fatal): Employee is found unresponsive and later dies

At 10:45 a.m. on December 2, 2017, an employee was cleaning a tank and was found unresponsive. The employee suffered respiratory difficulties and was admitted to a hospital where he died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$9,054$7,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$9,054$6,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(iii) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$9,054$6,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$9,054$7,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)(b) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$12,934$9,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(1) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5d
29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(3)(i) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$12,934$9,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(ii) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$12,934$9,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$12,934$8,331May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i) · Methylene chloride
 Other-than-serious$9,054$7,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$6,467$4,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 10b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$9,054$7,000May 31, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$77,602$12,900May 31, 2018Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$726$700May 31, 2018Final
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$726$700May 31, 2018Final
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$726$700May 31, 2018Final

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.

Sep 9, 2024, Broussard: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was helping to flip a tote container. The container rocked back and a finger on his left hand was caught, resulting in a partial amputation and hospitalization.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)(b)

(B) Taking personal breathing zone air samples that are representative of each employee's exposure.

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

Other transportation equipment and supplies (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers employers in Louisiana

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