PORTSMOUTH, RI —
OSHA Inspection: THE DAMON COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of THE DAMON COMPANY in 1 LINDEN LANE, PORTSMOUTH, RI 02871 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 341844090.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE DAMON COMPANY
- Site address
- 1 LINDEN LANE
- City
- PORTSMOUTH
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02871
- Mailing
- 62 WARNER ST., NEWPORT, RI 02840
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236118
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.403 B02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $2,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, employees were exposed to live electrical circuits from plugging power cords into a junction box with knock-outs that was placed on the floor, where one of the knock-outs was missing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2400
- — Z (S) $4988
1926.405 A02 II E
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2018, employees were exposed to low hanging unguarded temporary lighting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.405 B02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, employees were exposed to live electrical circuits from plugging power cords into an uncovered outlet box.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,563 · Current $2,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, the employer did not support the pump-jack scaffold system poles with mud sills, or equivalent, during the erection process.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2400
- — Z (S) $3563
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, the employer did not ensure that the pump-jack scaffold system poles were secured at the bottom to prevent movement of the overall scaffold system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 I03
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,563 · Current $2,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, employees were exposed to a floor hole due to an unsecured floor hole cover that only partially covered the floor hole where employees were walking and working.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2400
- — Z (S) $3563
1926.502 I04
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, the employer did not ensure that a floor hole cover was marked as such to warn employees of the hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of job-sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing hazards: (a) Worksite: On or about 10/18/2016, the employer did not conduct frequent and regular safety inspections of the worksite for the purpose of identifying and correcting hazardous conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $400
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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 341844090.
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