TORRINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: NEWTOWN DRYWALL, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NEWTOWN DRYWALL, INC. in 1472 EAST MAIN STREET, TORRINGTON, CT 06790 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339989980.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEWTOWN DRYWALL, INC.
- Site address
- 1472 EAST MAIN STREET
- City
- TORRINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06790
- Mailing
- 13 COMMERCE ROAD, SUITE B, NEWTOWN, CT 06470
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
- 238310
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: On or about 10/03/2014 at the Torrington Toyota Construction Project, employees were exposed to overhead hazards and were not wearing hard hats.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: Note: As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated. On or about 10/03/2014 at the Torrington Toyota Construction Project, employees were working from an aerial lift without any personal fall protection system in use.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 339989980.
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