| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2017-05-04
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2023-01-12
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1230856 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-02 |
| Current Penalty |
2900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4183.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): JOBSITE: The employer did not ensure through successful completion of training and evaluation that the operator of the Gradall Material Handler (truck) was competent to operate the truck safely at all times. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260602 C01 VIII |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Current Penalty |
2900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4183.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii): Whenever a truck was equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks was not used: JOBSITE: An employee was hoisted/lifted by the forks of the Gradall Material Handler to the upper level of a residential house under construction. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-09-18 |
| Current Penalty |
6000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
8366.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| 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, engaged in residential framing activities were not protected from the hazard of falling between 10 feet 1 inch to 11 feet 5 inches to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection guardrails systems, personal fall arrest systems or other equivalent means. Strong Tower Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard {29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)}, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 640238, Citation Number 01, Item Number 002a and was affirmed as a final order on 09/27/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 37 Narrow Rocks Road, Westport, CT 06880. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-10-02 |
| Current Penalty |
4200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
5976.0 |
| Final Order |
2017-10-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| 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, exposed to fall hazards between 10 feet 1 inch to 11 feet 5 inches to the ground while performing residential framing activities were not provided tra6ining in fall hazards and the procedures to minimize such hazards. Strong Tower Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard {29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)}, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 640238, Citation Number 01, Item Number 002b and was affirmed as a final order on 09/27/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 37 Narrow Rocks Road, Westport, CT 06880. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2015-04-13
|
| Emphasis |
L: EISAX30, P: FALL, L: RESCON, L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2017-10-04
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B05 II |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a scaffold platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end. Location: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 The 16 inch wide, 12 foot long scaffold platform with a 14 foot fall distance cantilevered greater than 18 inches over the scaffold platform supports and was not equipped with guardrails to prevent access to the cantilevered ends. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-09-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Carpenter bracket scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling and alteration. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 VII |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 The 12 foot long, 16 inch wide scaffold platform with a 14 foot fall distance to the ground was not equipped with a fall protection system. |
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| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-09-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| 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: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Employees, who performing work on the carpenter bracket scaffold, were not trained by a qualified person to recognize scaffolding hazards associated with carpenter bracket scaffolds. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-09-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was 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: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Employees erecting, disassembling, moving, repairing, maintaining or inspecting carpenter bracket scaffolds were not trained by a competent person to recognize scaffolding, fall, and other hazards associated with carpentry bracket scaffolds. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Location: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 The Werner aluminum extension ladder utilized by an employee to gain access to a scaffold did not extend at least 3 feet above the scaffold platform. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A |
| Issuance Date |
2015-07-30 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-09-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| 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. Location: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Employees using an extension ladder to access a scaffold platform on a carpenter bracket scaffold were not provided with a training program to enable each employee to recognize hazards related to portable ladders and the procedures to minimize and/or eliminate these hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2015-10-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-11-06 |
| Current Penalty |
400.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
400.0 |
| Final Order |
2015-11-23 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| 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: 78 Brooks Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Certification and documentation for Citation 01, Item 001b, Citation 01, Item 001d, Citation 01, Item 001e and Citation 01, Item 005b was not received within 10 calendar days (by September 10, 2015) after the abatement date (September 1, 2015). |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Complaint
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2012-08-29
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2016-06-07
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
640519 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
567710 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 VII |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-09-24 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-27 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| 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. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee who was performing work on a wall bracket scaffold was protected from falling approximately 28 feet to the ground below. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-27 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that a wooden job made scaffold that was erected at a third floor window opening had been inspected by a competent person prior to allowing employees to begin work on it. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-09-24 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-27 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 (b). Worksite: Employees who were installing trim along a second floor balcony were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-27 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| 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: Worksite: The employer did not ensure that all employees had been trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards. |
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