PRESTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: ROTHA CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ROTHA CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. in PEQUOT MEMORIAL BRIDGE, PRESTON, CT 06365 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 340741354.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ROTHA CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- PEQUOT MEMORIAL BRIDGE
- City
- PRESTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06365
- Mailing
- 40 WATERVILLE ROAD, AVON, CT 06001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103) PEQUOT BRIDGE, PRESTON, CONNECTICUT: On, or about, June 29, 2015, employees required to wear 3M, N95, tight-fitting, filtering facepeices while cutting concrete without using wet methods, were not medically evaluated to ensure that that they were healthy enough to wear the respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1260
- — Z (S) $1800
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) PEQUOT BRIDGE, PRESTON, CONNECTICUT: On, or about, June 29, 2015, employees required to cut concrete were not familiar with the health hazards associated with crystalline silica, a carcinogen.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1260
- — Z (S) $1800
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a) PEQUOT BRIDGE, PRESTON, CONNECTICUT: On or about June 29, 2015, employees required to wear 3M, N95, tight-fitting, filtering facepeices while cutting concrete without using wet methods, were not fit tested prior to wearing the respirator. Employees were exposed to crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: (Construction Reference 1926.103) PEQUOT BRIDGE, PRESTON, CONNECTICUT: On or about June 29, 2015, an employee required to wear a 3M, N95, tight-fitting, filtering facepeice while cutting concrete, had facial hair that interfered with the seal of the respirator. The employee was exposed to crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340741354.
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