CENTRAL SOYA CO INC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, CENTRAL SOYA CO INC — a industry sector 00 facility located at 1160 WEST 18TH, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 36 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $301,250.00. The inspection case was opened on 1994-06-28.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

State Context: Within IN, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 60,580 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $1,266.78.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 36 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 4 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 11 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning June 3, 1994 with the latest abatement deadline set for January 29, 1995. Of the 36 total citations, 15 (42%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $301,250.00 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 $8,368.06 falls within the standard penalty range.

The 1994 enforcement action against Central Soya Co. Inc. represents a significant regulatory intervention, characterized by a staggering $301,250 penalty that far exceeded industry averages for the mid-1990s. The citation profile reveals a catastrophic systemic failure in Process Safety Management (PSM) under 29 CFR 1910.119, particularly concerning the handling of highly hazardous chemicals. The proliferation of willful violations underscores a legal determination that management demonstrated plain indifference to known hazards. Specifically, the failures in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and the lack of accurate Process Safety Information (PSI) meant that the employer had essentially lost control over the