GREENWICH, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: G.E.R.I.N. HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of G.E.R.I.N. HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC in 271 WEST PUTNAM AVE, GREENWICH, CT 06830 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 340155654.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- G.E.R.I.N. HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC
- Site address
- 271 WEST PUTNAM AVE
- City
- GREENWICH
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06830
- Mailing
- 50 MAPLE TREE AVE, STAMFORD, CT 06906
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 Safety glasses were not provided, and required to be worn, for employees who were operating pneumatic nail guns.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $2000
- · C (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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: Location: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 The employer did not ensure that all employees had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falling and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $2000
- · C (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Location: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 The Werner aluminum multi-purpose type ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the roof.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $2000
- · C (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2015
- 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: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 Each employee had not been provided with a training program to instruct each employee in the hazards associated with ladders and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize those hazards.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: Location: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 The top step of an 8 foot Werner fiberglass step ladder was being used as a step.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1600
- · C (S) $1600
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $14,000 · Current $14,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Location: 271 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 The low slope roof, with an eve to ground height of approximately 11 feet 3 inches, was not equipped with a fall protection system.
Recent events (3)
- · J (W) $14000
- · C (W) $14000
- · Z (W) $14000
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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 340155654.
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