WATERBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: SOMERS THIN STRIP - BRASS GROUP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOMERS THIN STRIP - BRASS GROUP in 215 PIEDMONT STREET, WATERBURY, CT 06701 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 123304065.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOMERS THIN STRIP - BRASS GROUP
- Site address
- 215 PIEDMONT STREET
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06701
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3316
- Employees
- 175
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2000
- Abate by
- Apr 6, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 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: Department #6221:Furnace #21: Furnace operators were being exposed to an explosion of hydrogen gas whereby the clinoid, a fail safe device for automatic closure of the hydrogen gas feed, was not check routinely to ensure proper functioning. The corrective abatement would be to incorporate the clinoid into the regularly scheduled maintenance inspections for proper functioning.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3500.00
- — Z (S) $5000.00
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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 123304065.
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