NORTH HAVEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN STEEL FABRICATORS, INC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of AMERICAN STEEL FABRICATORS, INC in 234 UNIVERSAL DRIVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 123150583.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN STEEL FABRICATORS, INC
- Site address
- 234 UNIVERSAL DRIVE
- City
- NORTH HAVEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06473
- Mailing
- 105 OLD WINDSOR RD., BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 236220
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2003
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment 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 injury while cutting steel beams. Worksite (scrap yard): An employee torch cutting steel girders measuring 45 feet in length and 5 feet wide into a smaller pieces suffered serious injuries when the one of the pieces that measured 32 feet in length and 32" long flipped backward and landed on his leg. Among others, one feasible means of abatement would be appropriate training which should include hazard assessment and the correct methods to cut large heavy pieces of metal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $600.00
- — Z (S) $1050.00
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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 123150583.
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