NEWINGTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED CABINETS, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNITED CABINETS, LLC in 128 DAY STREET, NEWINGTON, CT 06111 (NAICS 337110). OSHA activity number 341082584.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED CABINETS, LLC
- Site address
- 128 DAY STREET
- City
- NEWINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06111
- Mailing
- 128 DAY STREET, NEWINGTON, CT 06111
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 337110
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,870 · Current $1,309 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to wood dust explosions, deflagrations, and fire hazards due to the lack of preventative and/or protective measures in a wood waste collection systems and related equipment, such as the following: Dust System: On, or about, November 25, 2015, employees were exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards because the wood waste collection system that processed combustible wood dust, including the fans, pneumatic conveying ducts and dust collection unit was not equipped with fire and explosion protection in accordance with recognized standards to prevent an explosion and/or deflagration in the dust collection system from entering the building from the duct that recycled cleaned air from the dust collection unit back into the building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1309
- — Z (S) $1870
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,870 · Current $1,309 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: On, or about, November 25, 2015, wood dust had accumulated in non-dust tight electrical equipment: A. Area near Panel A: Both inside the GE panelboard and in a column mounted receptacle. B. Area near Panel C: Assembly Department: Receptacles located under Assembly bench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1309
- — Z (S) $1870
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- May 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,496 · Current $1,047 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Electrical Panel A: On, or about, November 25, 2015, an opening was left in the face of Panel A, a GE panelboard, at positions 32 and 34.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1047.2
- — Z (S) $1496
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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 341082584.
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