PADUCAH & LOUISVILLE RAILWAY, INC.
1301 WEST OAK ST., LOUISVILLE, KY 40210
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Inspection records
Nov 1, 2012#315587220Nov 1, 2012Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#315587220$42,0002 viol.2 violations$42,000 in penalties
Inspection #315587220
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 16, 2013
- Contested
- May 10, 2013
- Final Order
- Apr 7, 2014
- Closed
- Jun 4, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 251
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $42,000
- Site Address
- Us 44, Louisville, KY 41077
- Industry
- 482111
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1926.65 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19260065 Q02V | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $21,000 | May 14, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | Apr 7, 2014 |
| 01006 | 1926.65 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19260065 Q05 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $21,000 | May 14, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | Apr 7, 2014 |
Jul 27, 1989#104307970Jul 27, 1989FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#104307970$7003 viol.3 violations$700 in penalties
Inspection #104307970
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 1989
- Contested
- Sep 21, 1989
- Final Order
- Apr 19, 1990
- Closed
- Mar 19, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 16
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,400
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 1301 West Oak St., Louisville, KY 40210
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed by explosion when welding on hopper car
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 IV | Serious | 1 | 2 | $490 | $245 | Sep 11, 1989 | Sep 21, 1989 | Apr 19, 1990 |
| 01002 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 D02 VIC | Serious | 1 | 2 | $490 | $245 | Sep 11, 1989 | Sep 21, 1989 | Apr 19, 1990 |
| 01003 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $420 | $210 | Sep 11, 1989 | Sep 21, 1989 | Apr 19, 1990 |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
2 inspections, 1989 to 2012. 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.