Establishment profile
STERLING SUGARS
611 IRISH BEND RD, FRANKLIN, LA, 70538
311314 — Cane Sugar Manufacturing
Summary
STERLING SUGARS has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $10,830 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20,262 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
STERLING SUGARS 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, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3113 within LA. Peer group: 20,262 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 132 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2024
Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2001 | UNGUARDED FL OPENING,MILLING MACHINE,ELEVATOR,UNGUARDEDFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Oct 19, 1986 | WORK RULES,CLEANING,SLIP,LOCKOUT,ENTANGLED,DRAGLINE,FOOTFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 STERLING SUGARS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for STERLING SUGARS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for STERLING SUGARS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for STERLING SUGARS. 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for STERLING SUGARS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-11 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $8,820 | |
| 1990-11-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-21 | Accident | 22 | 10 | $1,470 | |
| 1976-12-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-12-07 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $540 | |
| 1975-12-22 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in cane sugar manufacturing within LA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING INC.ARABI — 2 federal enforcement records
- CORA TEXAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L.L.C.WHITE CASTLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LOUISIANA SUGAR CANE CO-OPSAINT MARTINVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
- RACELAND RAW SUGAR, LLCRACELAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAJUN SUGAR COOPERATIVE, INC.NEW IBERIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ST. MARY SUGAR COOPERATIVE INC.JEANERETTE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LULA-WESTFIELD, LLCPAINCOURTVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STERLING SUGARS 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.
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Frequently asked
- What is STERLING SUGARS's OSHA violation history?
- STERLING SUGARS has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $10,830 in total penalties.
- How does STERLING SUGARS's safety record compare to its industry?
- STERLING SUGARS operates in the cane sugar manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. STERLING SUGARS's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.3.
- Has STERLING SUGARS had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 3 fatality investigations involving STERLING SUGARS.