OSHA Inspection: HENRY'S CARPENTRY, LLC

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  Location:  59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840   The employee who was installing wood blocking with a nail gun was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(e)(1): Powder actuated tool(s) were operated by employee(s) who had not been trained in the operation of the particular tool(s) in use:  Location: 59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840.  The employee, required to use a pneumatic nail gun, had not been trained in the safe operation of the tool.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:  Location: 59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840  The employee who was accessing a bracket scaffold platform from a second story window approximately 3 feet above the platform was not provided with a safe means of access.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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.  Location:  59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840    A bracket scaffold was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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.  Location: 59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840  The employee working from a bracket scaffold platform was not protected from a 23 foot fall to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection systems and/or devices.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Location: 59 Farity Drive, New Canaan, CT 06840  The employee, required to work from a bracket scaffold, did not receive appropriate training and information by a competent person to ensure the employee had an understanding of the hazards associated with scaffolds and the steps to take to mitigate those hazards.