DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC
560 HIGHWAY 44, LA PLACE, LA 70068 · NAICS 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Jul 13, 2023#346831316Jul 13, 2023FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#346831316$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #346831316
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 2023
- Final Order
- May 28, 2024
- Closed
- Jul 24, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,625
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 560 Highway 44, La Place, LA 70068
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 is killed when struck by train during flagging
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 D01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $15,625 | $0 | Jan 29, 2024 | - | May 28, 2024 |
Mar 21, 2023#346580830Mar 21, 2023Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#346580830$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346580830
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 560 Highway 44, La Place, LA 70068
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
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 13, 2022#345955736May 13, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#345955736$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345955736
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 2022
- Closed
- Dec 7, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 230
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 560 Highway 44, La Place, LA 70068
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Aug 1, 2017#342515517Aug 1, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342515517$11,4082 viol.2 violations$11,408 in penalties
Inspection #342515517
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 1, 2017
- Final Order
- Nov 21, 2017
- Closed
- Nov 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 140
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $22,816
- Penalties on Record
- $11,408
- Site Address
- 560 Highway 44, La Place, LA 70068
- Industry
- 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
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 falls through opening in grating and sustains fract
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 D02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $11,408 | $11,408 | Nov 8, 2017 | - | Nov 21, 2017 |
| 01001B | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $11,408 | $0 | Nov 8, 2017 | - | Nov 21, 2017 |
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.
4 inspections, 2017 to 2023. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Chemical Manufacturing, 12,102 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: synthetic rubber manufacturing reported 1.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 24.9%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source