OLD LYME, CT —
OSHA Inspection: HERITAGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HERITAGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC. in 36 HATCHET'S HILL ROAD, OLD LYME, CT 06371 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116133919.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HERITAGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 36 HATCHET'S HILL ROAD
- City
- OLD LYME
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06371
- Mailing
- 279 BUCKLEY ROAD, SALEM, CT 06432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 13, 1996
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
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 falling trusses: JOBSITE: ROOF TRUSSES BEING ERECTED WERE HELD IN PLACE BY SHORT LENGTHS OF FURRING STRIPS. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD IS TO INSTALL ADEQUATE TEMPORARY LATERAL AND DIAGONAL BRACING DURING ERECTION OF THE ROOF TRUSSES. THIS BRACING SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUSS PLATE INSTITUTE "HIB-91 SUMMARY SHEET" RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HANDLING AND INSTALLING WOOD TRUSSES.
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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 116133919.
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