BRANFORD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: TOWN OF BRANFORD DPW MAINTENANCE GARAGE
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TOWN OF BRANFORD DPW MAINTENANCE GARAGE in 43 NORTH MAIN STREET, BRANFORD, CT 06405 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303837579.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TOWN OF BRANFORD DPW MAINTENANCE GARAGE
- Site address
- 43 NORTH MAIN STREET
- City
- BRANFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06405
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 150, BRANFORD, CT 06405
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7538
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- B
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $210 · Current $105 Reduced
General-duty citation text
31-372-101 Section 31-370(a) of the Connecticut Occupational Safety and Health Act: 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 hazards associated with a defective hydraulic automotive lift: Location: (A)Town of Branford, Department of Public Works Maintenance Garage (1)The hydraulic automotive lift had defects including but not limited to a hydraulic leak and non-working locking device that allowed the lift to creep down after being raised. Feasible means of abatement should include but not limited to: 1)Implementation of a lift inspection program. 2)Removal of equipment from service when defects that effect employee safety are found.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $105.00
- · Z (S) $210.00
1910.165 D04
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2002
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2002
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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 303837579.
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