| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2022-05-25
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2022-07-18
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1889642 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19260502 D16 III |
| Issuance Date |
2022-06-02 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-07-21 |
| Current Penalty |
6164.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6164.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-06-28 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii):Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: 45 Retreat Avenue, Hartford, CT: On or about April 29, 2022, Internal Shock-Absorbing Lanyards, Model numbers 8259Y3 and HS8259Y3 were anchored at the level of the employee's feet, approximately 55 feet from the ground, which would allow for falls of approximately 10 feet. |
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| Inspection Type |
Fat/Cat
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2016-03-18
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2016-12-20
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Related Activity
| Type |
Accident |
| Activity Nr |
1031852 |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-03-30 |
| Current Penalty |
3500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6300.0 |
| Contest Date |
2016-04-25 |
| Final Order |
2016-11-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii). Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Instance "A": The approximately 7 foot 5 inch diameter platform inside the chimney at the breech are of the chimney was equipped with one 1 1/2 inch thick, 9 5/8 inch wide and 7 foot 1/2 inch long wood scaffold plank and one 1 3/4 inch thick, 9 1/2 inch wide, and 7 foot long wood scaffold plank and therefore was not fully planked. 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or have guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end. Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Instance "B": The two wood scaffold planks measuring 1 1/2 inches thick, 9 5/8 inches wide and 7 feet 1/4 inch long and 1 3/4 inches thick, 9 1/2 inches wide and 7 feet long were not installed in order to allow the cantilevered portion of the planks to sufficiently support employees and/or materials without tipping. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2016-03-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-05-04 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4500.0 |
| Contest Date |
2016-04-25 |
| Final Order |
2016-11-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used including electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards, the correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards, for erecting, maintaining and disassembling fall protection systems and falling objection protection, the proper use of the scaffold(s) and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold, the maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold(s) used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Each employee working on a scaffold platform was not provided with training by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffolding being used, electrical hazards, fall hazards, fall protection systems, falling object hazards, erecting, maintaining and disassembling fall hazards, the proper use of scaffold(s) and proper handling of materials on a scaffold, the maximum intended load and load-carrying capacity of the scaffold along with the procedures to control and/or eliminate such hazards. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-03-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-05-04 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2016-04-25 |
| Final Order |
2016-11-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards was not provided with a training program to instruct/train each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures/means to be followed in order to minimize and/or eliminate such fall hazards. |
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