WATERBURY, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: VERNON AUSTIN
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VERNON AUSTIN in 288 HIGHLAND AVE., WATERBURY, CT 06708 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339676165.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VERNON AUSTIN
- Site address
- 288 HIGHLAND AVE.
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06708
- Mailing
- 4 FLEET ST., WATERBURY, CT 06704
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 1, 2014
- Abate by
- May 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b). Worksite: The employees who were working on the steep pitch residential roof at a height above six feet were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 1, 2014
- Abate by
- May 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Worksite: The employees who were exposed to fall hazards above six feet while working from a steep pitch residential roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.
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 339676165.
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