OSHA has inspected Railserve, Inc. 2 times in Louisiana since 1999.
The latest one began on Jul 23, 2015 after a complaint, in Saint James.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,300 and now stand at $7,000, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,412, and Railserve, Inc. averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Watch this company6949 Mbc Plantation Rd, Saint James, LA 70086 · Support Activities for Rail Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Nov 5, 2015 | Final |
Condea Vista Co., 1600 Vcm Plant Rd, Westlake, LA 70669 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 9, 1999 (fatal): Employee killed when crushed by rail cars
Employee #1, age 19, had just uncoupled three rail cars and had the locomotive a nd one car pull forward past the spur switchover point. He pulled the switch and mounted the back of the car still hooked to the engine. He then told the operat or to reverse back to the spur. At the same time, the three cars that he had unc oupled on the main line started moving downgrade to where he was riding. The car he was on had just started to move onto the spur when it collided with the othe r cars coming at him. Employee #1 was struck and killed instantly. The car he wa s on then derailed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(f) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $6,300 | $0 | Aug 19, 1999 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)
(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.
29 CFR 1910.176(f)
(f) Rolling railroad cars. Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic area.
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