GROTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MIDDLESEX CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MIDDLESEX CORPORATION in BUDDINGTON ROAD, GROTON, CT 06340 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 18231324.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIDDLESEX CORPORATION
- Site address
- BUDDINGTON ROAD
- City
- GROTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06340
- Mailing
- 17 PROGRESS AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, MA 01824
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)
- 1623
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 20, 1990
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $700 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 the hazard of being injured by a flying projectile: JOBSITE: A RUBBER "MUNI BALL" USED FOR PLUGGING AN UNDERGROUND WATER LINE WAS BEING INFLATED BY AN INGERSOL RAND AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN IT RUPTURED. Feasible abatement method: Use a hand operated air pump to inflate the muni ball or use compressed air through a proper pressure regulatory device limited to 35 psi.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
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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 18231324.
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