MOOSUP, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: SULLIVAN TIRE COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SULLIVAN TIRE COMPANY, INC. in 450 SNAKE MEADOW ROAD, MOOSUP, CT 06354 (NAICS 441320). OSHA activity number 340440742.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SULLIVAN TIRE COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 450 SNAKE MEADOW ROAD
- City
- MOOSUP
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06354
- Mailing
- 151 CHARLES F. COLTON ROAD, TAUNTON, MA 02780
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
- 441320
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Jobsite located at 450 Snake Meadow Road, Moosup, Connecticut: On, or about, March 3, 2015, an employee suffered serious injuries when the hydraulic jack lifting a Clark/Michigan Model 275B-GM Wheel Loader slipped, causing the Wheel Loader to strike the employees upper back. The employer lacked procedures to ensure that all energy sources such as, but not limited to, gravity, had been controlled.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C05 I
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources: Jobsite located at 450 Snake Meadow Road, Moosup, Connecticut: On, or about, March 3, 2015, an employee suffered serious injuries with the hydraulic jack lifting a Clark/Michigan Model 275B-GM Wheel Loader slipped, causing the wheel loader fall and to strike the employees upper back. The employer did not provide and ensure the proper use of appropriate blocks. Also, wheel chocks were not used in accordance with industry guidelines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.244 A02 VI
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.244(a)(2)(vi): Each jack shall be thoroughly inspected at times which depend upon the service conditions. Inspections shall be not less frequent than the section (a) through (c) of the standard: Jobsite located at 450 Snake Meadow Road, Moosup, Connecticut: On, or about, March 3, 2015, the company had not developed and implemented a program of periodic inspections of jacks based on service condition and in accordance with manufacturer and industry guidelines. An Emerson jack assembly and an A.M.E. hydraulic jack had not been subject to inspections for the time they had been in service, which was estimated to be for at least several years.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4900
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 340440742.
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