MADISON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: SUNLIGHT SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SUNLIGHT SOLAR ENERGY, INC. in 9 CAMPUS DRIVE MADISON, MADISON, CT 06443 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 342601689.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUNLIGHT SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
- Site address
- 9 CAMPUS DRIVE MADISON
- City
- MADISON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06443
- Mailing
- 90 HAMILTON STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
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
- 238210
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Jobsite: The employees who were installing solar panels on the flat roof were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 26 feet to the ground by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2535.4
- — Z (S) $3622
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: Jobsite: The employees who were exposed fall hazards while installing solar panels on the roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $2,535 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: Jobsite: The side rails of the extension ladder that was used to gain access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2535.4
- — Z (S) $3622
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. Jobsite: The employees who was using an extension ladder to access the roof were not trained in the proper procedure to erect a ladder correctly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342601689.
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