RIDGEFIELD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MWC CARPENTRY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MWC CARPENTRY, LLC in 91 SILVER SPRING LANE, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339010803.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MWC CARPENTRY, LLC
- Site address
- 91 SILVER SPRING LANE
- City
- RIDGEFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06877
- Mailing
- 12 CENTER ST., DANBURY, CT 06810
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Except as provided for in paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5) and (g) of this section, each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without fauilure, it's own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it: Worksite: The makeshift carpenters bracket scaffold platform from that employees were working at approximately 8 feet above the ground was not able to support total load/weight that was applied on it. On or about 04/16/2013, the scaffold platform, from which an employee of Sunlight Solar Energy was working collapsed, and the employee sustained serious injuries from the incident.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 makeshift carpenters' bracket scaffold from that employees were working at approximately 8 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 G01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(g)(1): Each bracket for carpenters' scaffolds was not positively secured by a bolt extending through to the opposite side of the structure's wall. Worksite: The wooden bracket of the makeshift carpenters' bracket scaffold platform was only secured to the house wall by using nailsl, and other safe means was not utilized to positively secure the bracket to prevent the bracket from displacement. On or about 04/16/2013, the scaffold platform, from that an employee of Sunlight Solar Energy was working collapsed, and the employee sustained serious injuries from the incident.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339010803.
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