AMAX NICKEL REFINING CO I
HWY 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Aug 17, 1979#16359317Aug 17, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#16359317$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #16359317
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 17, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 17, 1979
- Contested
- Nov 15, 1979
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 7, 1979 | Nov 15, 1979 | - |
Aug 17, 1979#16359309Aug 17, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#16359309$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16359309
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 17, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 17, 1979
- Contested
- Oct 15, 1979
- Closed
- Aug 1, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,080
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | - | $540 | $0 | Sep 16, 1979 | Oct 15, 1979 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | - | $540 | $0 | Nov 8, 1979 | Oct 15, 1979 | - |
Oct 5, 1978#16399669Oct 5, 1978Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#16399669$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16399669
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 5, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 15, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 530
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Highway 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 21, 1978#16374662Jun 21, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16374662$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #16374662
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 21, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 21, 1978
- Contested
- Jul 15, 1978
- Closed
- Nov 21, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 630
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 29, 1978 | Jul 15, 1978 | - |
Jan 30, 1978#16384026Jan 30, 1978Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#16384026$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #16384026
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 16, 1978
- Contested
- Apr 15, 1978
- Closed
- Aug 30, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 525
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 20, 1978 | Apr 15, 1978 | - |
Jan 17, 1978#16315467Jan 17, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16315467$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16315467
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 17, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 17, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 525
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3137 Off Hwy 39, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Dec 30, 1977#16315392Dec 30, 1977Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16315392$3601 viol.1 violation$360 in penalties
Inspection #16315392
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 30, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 1978
- Contested
- Mar 15, 1978
- Closed
- Aug 24, 1978
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 525
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $720
- Penalties on Record
- $360
- Site Address
- 3137 Off Hwy 39, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $720 | $360 | Jan 8, 1978 | Mar 15, 1978 | - |
Jun 23, 1977#16383812Jun 23, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16383812$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16383812
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 23, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 530
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Hwy 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 8, 1977#16342958Jun 8, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16342958$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16342958
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 8, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 8, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 530
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3137 Hwy 39, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
May 3, 1977#16383853May 3, 1977Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#16383853$3503 viol.3 violations$350 in penalties
Inspection #16383853
Dates
- Opened
- May 3, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 5, 1977
- Contested
- Sep 15, 1977
- Closed
- Sep 15, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 530
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $700
- Penalties on Record
- $350
- Site Address
- Port Nickel Hwy 3137, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | - | $700 | $350 | May 8, 1982 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1978 | Sep 15, 1977 | - |
| 02001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 1978 | Sep 15, 1977 | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
16 inspections, 1974 to 1979. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.