DANBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: WHOLE LIFE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WHOLE LIFE CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 44 EAST HAYESTOWN RD., DANBURY, CT 06811 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 335901989.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WHOLE LIFE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 44 EAST HAYESTOWN RD.
- City
- DANBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06811
- Mailing
- 306 RED BIRD DR., STRATFORD, CT 06614
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 I
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches: Worksite: The scaffold platform from which the employee was working from had its cantilevered portion extended approximately 8 feet over its support.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: Worksite: The pump jack scaffolds that employees were working from were not installed on base plates, sill plates or other adequate firm foundations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. Worksite: The pump jack scaffolds that the employees were working from at approximately 25 feet above the ground were not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.454 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area. Worksite: The employees who were working from pump jack scaffolds that were not erected properly and without fall protection at heights of up to approximately 25 feet above the ground were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Worksite: The employees who were working from the pump jack scaffold platforms at heights of up to approximately 25 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. Worksite: The pump jack scaffolds that employees were working from were not braced or secured at the bottom of the scaffold poles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 335901989.
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