Establishment profile
SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.
17546 AIRLINE HWY, PRAIRIEVILLE, LA, 70769
Operated by Southern Valve Service · 1 of 3 establishments
332710 — Machine Shops
EIN 721264677
Summary
SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $5,214 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 245 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 19 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $5,214 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 3 | 2 | $734 | Sep 1987 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | $968 | Jul 1992 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $940 | Jul 1992 | Apr 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1987 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $612 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jul 1992 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 1992 | Sep 1992 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3327 within LA. Peer group: 245 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 61 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE INC 17546 AIRLINE HWY · PRAIRIEVILLE, LA, 70769 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 2003 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-13 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $1,050 | |
| 1992-05-21 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $2,328 | |
| 1992-05-14 | Planned | 15 | 7 | $1,836 | |
| 1987-08-05 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Southern Valve Service.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Southern Valve Service across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Southern Valve Service, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.BATON ROUGE, LA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Southern Valve Service locationsParent rollup
- Machine ShopsAll employers in this industry
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- Machine Shops in LAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Southern Valve Service, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $5,214 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC. operates in the machine shops industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7. SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.