GROTON, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: STAR SWEEPING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STAR SWEEPING, LLC in 200 ROUTE 12, GROTON, CT 06340 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 340009950.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STAR SWEEPING, LLC
- Site address
- 200 ROUTE 12
- City
- GROTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06340
- Mailing
- 80 LIBERA STREET, CRANSTON, RI 02920
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: On or about 10/15/2014 employees at the Route 12 construction project were exposed to approximately 12' falls. Employee was working from an aerial lift and using personal fall protection that was not rigged to prevent contact with the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2014
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used. On or about 10/15/2014 employees at the Route 12 construction project were exposed to approximately 12' falls due to an improper fall protection lanyard. The employer did not train on the use, limitation and restrictions of the fall protection lanyard in use.
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 340009950.
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