WATERBURY, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS, LLC in 211 SCHRAFFTS DR., WATERBURY, CT 06705 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339458259.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS, LLC
- Site address
- 211 SCHRAFFTS DR.
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06705
- Mailing
- 217 BOOTH ST., NEW BRITAIN, CT 06053
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) Worksite: The metal frame scaffold platform that employees were working from at a height of approximately 14 feet above the ground was not fully planked.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1540
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced
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 metal frame scaffold that employees were working from at a height of approximately 14 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1540
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.454 A01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area. Worksite: The employees who were working from metal frame scaffolds without fall protection at a heights of approximately 14 feet above the ground were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 E05 I
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i): Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection. Worksite: The employees who were working and walking on the wood plank scaffold walkway at a height of approximately 14 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1540
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Worksite: The employees who were working from the metal frame scaffold platforms at heights of approximately 14 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339458259.
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