RIDGEFIELD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: UNITED STEEL, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of UNITED STEEL, INC. in 472 MAIN STREET, RIDGEFIELD, CT 06877 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 339162380.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED STEEL, INC.
- Site address
- 472 MAIN STREET
- City
- RIDGEFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06877
- Mailing
- 164 SCHOOL STREET, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.351 B02
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.351(b)(2): Welding cable(s) in use were not free from improper repair or splices for a minimum distance of 10 feet from the cable end to which the electrode holder was connected: JOBSITE: The outer sheathing of the welding cable to which the electrode holder was connected was damaged within 5 feet 2 inches from the holder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $4500
1926.351 E
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.351(e): Arc welding or cutting operation(s) were not shielded by noncombustible or flame proof screens to protect employees and other persons working in the vicinity from the direct rays of the arc: JOBSITE: The employees walking/working in and around close proximity from the area where an arc welding operation was in progress were not adequately protected from the welding arcs and rays by appropriate shields, barriers and other effective means.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3600
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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 339162380.
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