BRANFORD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: LAUZIER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LAUZIER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in 58 STANNARD AVENUE, BRANFORD, CT 06405 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 339936148.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAUZIER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 58 STANNARD AVENUE
- City
- BRANFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06405
- Mailing
- 5 TIPPING DRIVE, BRANFORD, CT 06405
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
- 238170
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide: Location: 58 Stannard Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 The 14 inch wide aluminum planks spanning between the two step ladders was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1120
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 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: 58 Stannard Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 Each employee working on the aluminum scaffold planks spanning between two step ladders was not trained by a qualified person in the appropriate subject matter (scaffolding) to be able to recognized hazards and know what procedures to use to control or minimize those hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: Location: 58 Stannard Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 a) An 8 foot Louisville fiberglass step ladder was not fully extended and leaning against a wall with a scaffold plank resting on the sixth rung. b) Two 8 foot Louisville fiberglass step ladders were used as a support (base) for a scaffold plank that rested on the sixth rung of each ladder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1120
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. Location: 58 Stannard Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 Employees using Louisville fiberglass step ladders at a residential construction site for soffit installation were not given training in all OSHA requirements for proper use of portable ladders and procedures to be followed to minimize and correct 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 339936148.
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