BRANFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE PAVING INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EMPIRE PAVING INC. in 117 NORTH MAIN ST., BRANFORD, CT 06405 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 311931695.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMPIRE PAVING INC.
- Site address
- 117 NORTH MAIN ST.
- City
- BRANFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06405
- Mailing
- 30 BERNHARD ROAD, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2008
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100
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 cause of death or serious physical harm to employees in that it permitted an employee to use a saw to cut a concrete pipe in a way other than was directed in the saw's safety manual at a worksite at 117 North main Street in Brandford, Connecticut on June 19, 2008. A feasible means to eliminate or reduce this hazard is to cut the concrete pipe as it lays flat on a level surface so as to minimize binding of the saw blade.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $2100.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2008
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 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 cause of death or serious physical harm to employees in that it permitted an employee to use a saw to cut a concrete pipe in a way other than was directed in the saw's safety manual at a worksite at 117 North main Street in Brandford, Connecticut on June 19, 2008. A feasible means to eliminate or reduce this hazard is to cut the concrete pipe as it lays flat on a level surface so as to minimize binding of the saw blade.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1000.00
- — Z (S) $2100.00
1904.29 B01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2008
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O) $600.00
1904.32 B03
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2008
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $600
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (O) $600.00
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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 311931695.
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