BRIDGEPORT, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: NEPTUNE BENSON LLC
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of NEPTUNE BENSON LLC in 105 ISLAND BROOK AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606 (NAICS 333318). OSHA activity number 342131497.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEPTUNE BENSON LLC
- Site address
- 105 ISLAND BROOK AVE
- City
- BRIDGEPORT
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06606
- Mailing
- 6 JEFFERSON DR., COVENTRY, RI 02816
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 333318
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,519 · Current $6,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: Workshop: An evaluation of all respiratory hazards in order to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace where employees are performing tasks such as (but not limited to) operating the propane forktrucks, welding, sanding, beveling, and spraying operations, was not conducted.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6500
- · Z (S) $6519
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,519 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: Workshop: Each Employee using tight-fitting, negative pressure respirators were not annually fit tested.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6519
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: Workshop: The employer did not ensure effective comprehensive and understandable training was provided to each employee wearing the half face, negative pressure respirators.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 Q01
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,519 · Current $4,500 Reduced
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel: Workshop: The propane-powered Hyster forklift C-602327, serial number C187U144125, model S50XL, emitting high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), greater than 500ppm, was not removed from service.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4500
- · Z (S) $6519
1910.134 M02 II
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(ii): Fit test records were not retained for respirator users until the next fit test was administered: Workshop: The employer did not maintain fit test records until the next fit test was administered.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342131497.
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