AVON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: CONNECTICUT CARPENTRY CORPORATION
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of CONNECTICUT CARPENTRY CORPORATION in 590 WEST AVON ROAD, AVON, CT 06001 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116133901.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CONNECTICUT CARPENTRY CORPORATION
- Site address
- 590 WEST AVON ROAD
- City
- AVON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06001
- Mailing
- 2306 BERLIN TURNPIKE, NEWINGTON, CT 06111
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1751
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 9, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000.00
- — Z (S) $4000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 8, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by or falling from falling trusses: FELLOWSHIP HALL: TRUSSES POSITIONED ON THE BUILDING FRAMEWORK, WERE NOT ADEQUATELY BRACED. AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD IS TO INSTALL ADEQUATE TEMPORARY LATERAL AND DIAGONAL BRACING DURING PLACEMENT OF THE TRUSSES. THIS BRACING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE "HIB-91 SUMMARY SHEET" RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HANDLING AND INSTALLING WOOD TRUSSES.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750.00
- — Z (S) $4000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 8, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of falling trusses: FELLOWSHIP HALL: WOOD TRUSSES WERE PLACED ON STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAMEWORK PRIOR TO THE FRAMEWORK BEING SECURED AT THE COLUMNS AND AT EACH END. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS TO FRAME EACH COLUMN AND BEAM END SO THAT THE FRAMEWORK COULD NOT SPREAD OPEN.D
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750.00
- — Z (S) $4000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 116133901.
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