WATERBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC. in 346 HUNTINGDON AVENUE, WATERBURY, CT 06708 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 339598971.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIRROR POLISHING AND PLATING, INC.
- Site address
- 346 HUNTINGDON AVENUE
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06708
- Mailing
- 346 HUNTINGDON AVE, WATERBURY, CT 06708
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 332813
- Employees
- 33
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C03
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3): Regardless of height, open-sided floors, walkways, platforms, or runways above or adjacent to dangerous equipment, pickling or galvanizing tanks, degreasing units, and similar hazards were not guarded with a standard railing and toe board. Establishment: The open-sided floors around the chromium 6 plating tanks that employees were required to work around and lean over while testing the thickness of chrome applied to metal rolls were not protected by standard guardrails or equivalent systems to protect employees from falling into the tanks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $5390
1910.36 D01
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Jun 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $2,000 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. Establishment: The exit doors, locked with metal bars across from the inside required special knowledge to open in the event of an emergency.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3850
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit". Establishment: The exit door on the south end of the building was not marked with a sign reading Exit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.253 B02 II
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Establishment: The oxygen and acetylene cylinders that were stored in an isleway where employees were walking and working were not secured to prevent them from being knocked over.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2000
- — Z (S) $3850
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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 339598971.
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