OLD SAYBROOK, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW PAINTING LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RAINBOW PAINTING LLC in 7 MAIN STREET, OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 334729381.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAINBOW PAINTING LLC
- Site address
- 7 MAIN STREET
- City
- OLD SAYBROOK
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06475
- Mailing
- 55 OLD MEADOW ROAD, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238320
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Jobsite: The employees were not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems. A The employees installing tape and poly in preparation of painting operations were exposed to fall hazards of up to 20 feet 2 inches. B The employee repairing a rotted wood frame window was exposed to fall hazards of up to 10 feet 6 inches.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Jobsite: The employees who were applying tape and poly while standing on the roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 A01 III
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders: Job site: The employees who were using and or working from extension ladders and step ladders at approximately 20 feet 2 inches above the ground were not trained by a competent person in the proper procedures to minimize the hazards associated with ladders.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: Porch Top: An employee was working from a four foot step ladder, in the closed position, that was not used for the purpose in which it was designed.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.1053 B06
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level: Porch Roof: An employee was working from a four foot step ladder, in a closed position, that was not placed on a level and stable surface.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 334729381.
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