SOUTHERN SCRAP MATERIALS CO., LTD
4801 FLORIDA AVE., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
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Mar 2, 1994#123462418Mar 2, 1994Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#123462418$8,92510 viol.10 violations$8,925 in penalties
Inspection #123462418
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 1994
- Contested
- Sep 27, 1994
- Final Order
- Jul 24, 1995
- Closed
- Sep 19, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 9 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,000
- Penalties on Record
- $8,925
- Site Address
- 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | 34 | 0 - 0.022 | |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 31 | 0 - 2.4 |
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,700 | $1,105 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | $1,105 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,700 | $1,105 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 01004 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,700 | $1,105 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 01005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 2 | 4 | $1,700 | $1,105 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 02001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $10,000 | $1,700 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 02002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 2 | 10 | $7,500 | $1,700 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 02002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 2 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 02002C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| 03001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Sep 12, 1994 | Sep 27, 1994 | Jul 24, 1995 |
Aug 3, 1990#106650567Aug 3, 1990FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#106650567$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #106650567
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 1990
- Contested
- Oct 25, 1990
- Final Order
- Apr 29, 1991
- Closed
- Feb 20, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 181
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
- 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 when overhead crane falls
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 B05 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1990 | Oct 25, 1990 | Apr 29, 1991 |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 E04 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1990 | Oct 25, 1990 | Apr 29, 1991 |
Aug 23, 1989#101462521Aug 23, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#101462521$94510 viol.10 violations$945 in penalties
Inspection #101462521
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 23, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 1989
- Closed
- Dec 7, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 231
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,350
- Penalties on Record
- $945
- Site Address
- 4801 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
- 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 (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $540 | $378 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I | Serious | 1 | 8 | $270 | $189 | Oct 31, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $540 | $378 | Oct 31, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02 | Other | 1 | 54 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 2 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 II | Other | 6 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 7, 1989 | - | - |
| 02004A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K03 I | Other | 32 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02004B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K03 II | Other | 32 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02004C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K03 III | Other | 32 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01 | Other | 32 | 35 | $0 | $0 | Oct 27, 1989 | - | - |
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.
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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
3 inspections, 1989 to 1994. 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.