GUILFORD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED in 20 CARTER DRIVE, GUILFORD, CT 06437 (NAICS 323112). OSHA activity number 341037455.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROOK & WHITTLE LIMITED
- Site address
- 20 CARTER DRIVE
- City
- GUILFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06437
- Mailing
- 260 BRANFORD ROAD, NORTH BRANFORD, CT 06471
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 323112
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign. Location: Hydraulic Ram Crawlspace, Plastic Compactor, 20 Carter Drive, Guilford, CT 06437 A sign(s) reading DANGER-PERMIT REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER was not posted at or near the entrance to the crawlspace for the hydraulic ram or other equally effective means identifying the existence and location of the permit required confined space for the crawlspace to the hydraulic ram.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.146 C07 III
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(iii): The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person for entry into the reclassified confined space. Location: Hydraulic Ram Crawlspace, Plastic Compactor, 20 Carter Drive, Guilford, CT 06437 A written certification that all potential hazards in the crawlspace containing the hydraulic ram was not completed.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: Location: Hydraulic Ram Crawlspace, Plastic Compactor, 20 Carter Drive, Guilford, CT 06437 Each employee entering confined spaces was not provided with a training program in order to acquire the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively work in confined spaces.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341037455.
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