HARTFORD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: MOHAWK NORTHEAST, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MOHAWK NORTHEAST, INC. in OVERPASS #1765, HARTFORD, CT 06103 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 338954266.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MOHAWK NORTHEAST, INC.
- Site address
- OVERPASS #1765
- City
- HARTFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06103
- Mailing
- 170 CANAL STREET, PLANTSVILLE, CT 06479
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
- 237310
- Employees
- 72
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 VI
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(vi): Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer were exceeded: On or about 03/14/2013 at the Overpass #1765 project, three employees were working in an aerial lift and exceeded the manufacturer's maximum allowed weight of 500 pounds.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $3150
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Employees on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. On or about 03/14/2013 at the Overpass #1765 project, employees were walking and working at the Amtrak rail level and exposed to 13 foot falls.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $3150
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems were not rigged such that an employee could neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level; On or about 03/14/2013 at the Overpass #1765 project, employees were using personal fall arrest systems while working from an aerial lift and the personal fall arrest systems were not rigged to prevent contact with lower levels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3150
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,150 · Current $560 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the areas of the use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; On or about 03/14/2013 at the Overpass #1765 project, the employer did not train the employees on rigging personal fall arrest systems so as to not contact lower levels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $560
- · Z (S) $3150
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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 338954266.
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