BRANFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MCVAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MCVAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. in 487 EAST MAIN STREET, BRANFORD, CT 06405 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 339088882.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MCVAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 487 EAST MAIN STREET
- City
- BRANFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06405
- Mailing
- 481 GRAND AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562910
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.120 B04 I
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(b)(4)(i): The site-specific safety and health plan part of the program required under 29 CFR 1910.120(b)(1)(i) did not address the safety and health hazards of each phase of site operation and/or did not include the requirements and procedures for employee protection. Job site: The employer did not develop and implement a site specific safety and health plan to protect employees from the hazards associtaed with tasks, suc as (but not limited to) vacuuming, cleaning/washing and then punching holes with an excavator and cutting on top with a portable saw prior to removal and decommision of 5000-gallon underground old gasoline storage tanks (USTs). On or about May 29, 2013, one of the USTs exploded while employees were performing the above tasks and one of employees sustained serious injuries from the incident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.120 C01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(c)(1): Hazardous waste sites were not evaluated to identify specific site hazards and to determine the appropriate safety and health control procedures needed to protect emplpoyees from the identified hazards: Jobsite: The employer did not ensure through determining the appropriate control measures and methods by performing site specific evaluations that the employees required to use an excavator and a portable power saw to punch holes and cut on top of the underground gasoline storage steel tanks (USTs) were appropriately and safely protected from the identified hazards of gas tank explosion. On or about May 29, 2013, one of USTs exploded, and one of employees sustained serious injuries from the incident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.120 E01 I
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(e)(1)(i): Employees working on site who were exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards and/or their supervisors and management responsible for the site did not receive training meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 before they were permitted to engage in hazardous waste operations that could expose them to hazardous substances, safety or health hazards and they shall receive review training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.120: Jobsite: The employees, engaged in removal of 5000-gallon underground old gasoline storage tanks (USTs) by doing the tasks, such as (but not limited to) vacuuming, cleaning/washing, monitoring the inside atmosphere of the tanks using a Multiple Gas Detector, and then punching holes with an excavator and cutting on top with a portable power saw were not provided with appropriate training and information in the proper methods, procedures and steps to prevent potential gasolin tank explosion. On or about May 29, 2013, one of USTs exploded while employees were perfroming the above tasks, and one of employees sustained serious injuries from the incident.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $4200
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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 339088882.
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