NORTH WINDHAM, CT —
OSHA Inspection: BUILDERS CONCRETE EAST, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BUILDERS CONCRETE EAST, LLC in 79 BOSTON POST ROAD, NORTH WINDHAM, CT 06256 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 338972979.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUILDERS CONCRETE EAST, LLC
- Site address
- 79 BOSTON POST ROAD
- City
- NORTH WINDHAM
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06256
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 133, WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 327320
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 D01 II
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having one side open, did not have at least one stair railing on the open side: Batch Plant: On or about March 27, 2013, a 29 1/2-inch wide five-riser stair near the heating fuel tank was missing a handrail on the open side.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge: Maintenance Shop: On or about March 27, 2013, the designated emergency exit door at the back of the shop was deadbolted shut during working hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.36 H01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(h)(1): The outside exit route did not have guardrails to protect from a fall hazard: Maintenance Shop: On or about March 27, 2013, the designated emergency exit at the back of the building was not provided with stairs or guardrails to protect employees from falls. An excavation behind the building was covered with a wooden pallet several feet below the exit door.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Batch Plant: On or about March 27, 2013, the designated emergency exit near the bay door, was obstructed by the storage of a barrel and a metal bar.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 B05
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet): Maintenance Shop: On or about March 27, 2013, the emergency exit at the back of the building was deadbolted shut and if opened, no stairs or guardrails were present to prevent falls to the ground several feet below. The door was not marked as "not an exit."
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 A06
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were not maintained in a legible condition: Maintenance Shop: On or about March 27, 2013, the warning label on the Clark E12 powered industrial truck was illegible.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1050
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: On or about March 25, 2013, the employer had not ensured that each powered industrial truck operator's performance had been conducted within the past three years.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage: Batch Plant, Electrical Room: On or about March 27, 2013, the employer had stored empty buckets, chains and tarps in the work space in front of the Westinghouse Pow-R-Line 277V/480V Switchboard and Westinghouse Pow-R-Line 208Y/120V and 480Y/277V Panelboards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Southwest side of the Maintenence Shop: On or about March 27, 2013, the inner conductors on the Tork timer, which regulated power to the parking lot, were not guarded. The metal encased box was not locked and employees could gain entry to the live parts, exposing them to electric shock hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative On or about March 25, 2013, the company's written lockout/tagout program did not document employee training or annual reviews of the machine specific shut down procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 338972979.
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