WATERBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC. in 346 HUNTINGDON AVENUE, WATERBURY, CT 06708 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 332789361.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC.
- Site address
- 346 HUNTINGDON AVENUE
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06708
- Mailing
- 346 HUNTINGDON AVENUE, WATERBURY, CT 06708
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332813
- Employees
- 36
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 H01
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer: Facility: The employer did not ensure the PAPR's and the negative pressure respsirators were cleaned properly after each use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.184 H05 I
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(h)(5)(i): Natural or synthetic fiber rope sling with abnormal wear was not immediately removed from service: Plating: A sling was found to be worn and frayed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.1026 I04 I
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI): Lunch room: The lunch room was contaminated with chromium dust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.1026 I04 II
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(ii): The employer did not ensure that employees do not enter eating and drinking areas with protective work clothing or equipment unless surface chromium (VI) has been removed from the clothing and equipment by methods that do not disperse chromium (VI) into the air or onto an employee's body. Facility: The employer did not ensure the employees entering the lunch room removed the chromium dust from their work clothing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 J01 I
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI): Facility: The work surfaces were contaminated with an accumlatation of chromium (IV) dust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F09
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9): The employer did not ensure that labels or other forms of warning were legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift: Rear Grinding Room: The employer did not ensure that all containers were label properly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
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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 332789361.
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