OSHA Inspection: THE S. CARPENTER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1): The employer did not inspect, maintain and test all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace:    FLOORS C and D, 32 VALLEY STREET, BRISTOL, CT:    On or about September 8, 2016, fire extinguishers in view and available for use in occupied office space had not been inspected since 2009.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii): Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected periodically in accordance with maintenance and use of portable fire extinguishers, N.F.P.A. No. 10A-1970:  E-FLOOR, 32 VALLEY STREET, BRISTOL, CT:  On or about and at times prior to September 8, 2016, portable fire extinguishers that were visible and available for use had not been inspected since 2009.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7482.00 · Current $7000.00 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    32 VALLEY STREET, BRISTOL, CT:    On or about, and at times prior to September 8, 2016, an employee used a propane-powered concrete cutting saw in the open space of E-Floor.  The employer had not instructed the employee to ensure that the exhaust from the saw was adequately ventilated to protect others in the building from exposure to carbon monoxide.

Issued

2016-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.57(a): The employer failed to ensure that concentrations of dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or gases did not exceed the limits specified in 1926.55(a):    D- and E-FLOORS, 32 VALLEY STREET, BRISTOL, CT:    On or about September 8, 2016, the employer did not ensure that the components of the HVAC system servicing Floor E of the building was isolated to prevent circulation of air from the construction area to other areas of the building.  As a result, carbon monoxide which was generated by a propane-powered concrete cutting saw was distributed throughout the occupied areas of C- and D-floors resulting in employees on those floors becoming ill.