| Inspection Type |
Complaint
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2017-06-27
|
| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, L: FALL, L: RESCON
|
| Case Closed |
2023-02-28
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1234501 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260405 G01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Current Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-19 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(i): Permitted use. Flexible cords and cables shall be suitable for conditions of use and location: Jobsite: The flexible extension cord, that was used to provide power to the jobsite ran across the street and was exposed to physical damage; the outer sheathing was frayed exposing the internal conductors. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Current Penalty |
2173.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2173.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-19 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): Jobsite: The employees who were working on the first floor were not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-13 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-19 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| 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: Jobsite: The employees who were exposed fall hazards while working on the first floor deck roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Current Penalty |
1847.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1847.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-19 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. Jobsite: The side rails of the 22 feet Louisville aluminum ladder that was used to gain access to the first floor deck did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-13 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-19 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. Jobsite: The employees who were using a ladder were not trained by a competent person in the proper procedures to minimize the hazards associated with ladders. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-11-16 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-12-01 |
| Current Penalty |
305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
305.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-12-18 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: Location: 2131 Fairfield Beach Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06824 a) Abatement certification and documentation for Citation 01, Item 002b was not received within 10 calendar days (by October 23, 2017) following the abatement due date (October 13, 2017). b) Abatement certification and documentation for Citation 01, Item 003b was not received within 10 calendar days (by October 23, 2017) following the abatement due date (October 13, 2017). |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2016-08-25
|
| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2022-07-27
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1129594 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Current Penalty |
2672.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2672.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 A safe means of access to the pump jack scaffold was not provided in that access to the pump jack scaffold required climbing out a window to access the scaffold. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-12-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 A pump jack scaffold was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 VII |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Current Penalty |
3741.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3741.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 The pump jack scaffold with a 26 foot fall distance to the ground was not equipped with a fall protection system. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260452 J02 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Current Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 The pump jack scaffold poles were not secured at the bottom, top and other points as necessary and were subject to displacement. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-12-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1604.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| 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 and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Each employee performing work while on a pump jack scaffold was not trained by a qualified person to recognize hazards associated with pump jack scaffolds and the procedures to control, minimize and/or eliminate such hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
| Issuance Date |
2016-11-17 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-12-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Each employee erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining or inspecting pump jack scaffolds was not trained by a competent person to recognize all scaffolding, fall, and other hazards associated with pump jack scaffolds. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-02-13 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-27 |
| Current Penalty |
305.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
305.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-02-15 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: Location: 1005 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Abatement certification and documentation for Citation 01, Item 002, Citation 01, Item 005a and Citation 01, Item 005b were not received within 10 calendar days (by January 2, 2017) following the abatement due dates (December 22, 2016). |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2013-07-31
|
| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, L: EISAX30, L: FALL, P: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2017-08-21
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-26 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-12-13 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. WORKSITE: The employee installing floor trusses using pneumatic nailing devices was not wearing eye protection. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-26 |
| Current Penalty |
1960.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-12-13 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. WORKSITE: The employees, installing floor trusses on the first floor were not protected from the hazard of falling 10 feet to the interior of the building and exceeding 24 feet to the exterior of the building by the use of appropriate fall protection systems/devices. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-12-13 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. WORKSITE: The employees exposed to fall hazards while installing floor trusses were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls and the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-12-13 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. WORKSITE: The employees using step ladders to access the elevated walking/working surfaces were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of ladder being used and the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-11-26 |
| Current Penalty |
1400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-12-13 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step. WORKSITE: The employees were using top step and top of the following stepladders to access the floor trusses above. Husky model 01-48000-2 8-foot stepladder. Louisville model FS4006 6-foot stepladder. |
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