CALUMET BRANDED PRODUCT, LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, CALUMET BRANDED PRODUCT, LLC — a petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing facility located at 10411 HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH, SHREVEPORT, LA 71115 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 9 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $39,471.25. The inspection case was opened on 2019-11-19.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $39,471.25 is more than 4.7× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 324191). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.

State Context: Within LA, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 19,587 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,582.10.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 9 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 8 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 15, 2020 with the latest abatement deadline set for June 4, 2020. Of the 9 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $39,471.25 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $4,385.69 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Calumet Branded Product, LLC reveals a pattern of systemic risk management failures centered on the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) and hazardous energy control. The heavy reliance on 5(a)(1) citations suggests that OSHA investigators identified recognized hazards—likely related to complex petroleum product blending or high-pressure systems—for which no specific vertical standard exists, yet the employer failed to implement feasible abatement methods. The gravity-10 ratings assigned to multiple General Duty violations indicate a high probability of death or serious physical harm, reflecting a catastrophic risk profile rather than administrative oversight. The concurrent citations under 1910.147 for lockout/tagout (LOTO) deficiencies point to a critical breakdown in mechanical integrity and worker protection during equipment maintenance. When combined with the General Duty violations, these findings suggest that the facility’s safety culture lacked the necessary rigor to manage the volatile nature of NAICS 324191 operations. While the total penalty of $39,471.25 is moderate for the industry, the high gravity scores signify that the facility narrowly avoided significantly higher "repeat" or "willful" classifications. This record characterizes a workplace where fundamental engineering controls and hazard communication (1910.1200) were secondary to operational throughput, representing a failure to address known industry-standard safety protocols in a high-hazard environment.