NORWALK, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: DC PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DC PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC in 360 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR., NORWALK, CT 06854 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 341421998.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DC PLUMBING & HEATING, LLC
- Site address
- 360 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR.
- City
- NORWALK
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06854
- Mailing
- 299 FOREST RIDGE RD., WATERBURY, CT 06708
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- May 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to work in trenches were trained in the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with trenches.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- May 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins or indications of failure of protective systems. Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the trench in which an employee was required to work was inspected by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in a cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 9, 2016
- Abate by
- May 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i). Worksite: The employer did not provide and/or utilize cave-in protection for the employee who was required to work at the bottom of the 7-foot deep trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1600
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 341421998.
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