EAST HAVEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MILBAR LABS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of MILBAR LABS, INC. in 20 COMMERCE STREET, EAST HAVEN, CT 06512 (NAICS 325620). OSHA activity number 341073526.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MILBAR LABS, INC.
- Site address
- 20 COMMERCE STREET
- City
- EAST HAVEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06512
- Mailing
- 20 COMMERCE STREET, EAST HAVEN, CT 06512
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 325620
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 E01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,785 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level: Location: Warehouse area, 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. The guardrail on the BigJoe Power Industrial Truck (PIT), serial number 332096, was 36 inches high.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1249.5
- — Z (S) $1785
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s) Location: Warehouse area, 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. The cage on the BigJoe Power Industrial Truck, serial number 332096, had packing tape used to prevent the broken cage door from opening.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,666 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: Location: 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1666
- — Z (S) $2380
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: Location: 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. Each employee required to wear 3M half face negative pressure respirators were not provided with medical evaluations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit employees to wear tight-fitting respirators with facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function. Location: 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. Employees wearing 3M full face negative pressure respirators were not clean shaven and allowed to have facial hair (full beards) that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Location: 20 Commerce Street, East Haven, CT 06512. A loaded stock cart was placed in the emergency exit route obstructing free access and travel to the emergency exit.
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 341073526.
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