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OSHA Inspection: LAROCHE BUILDERS, LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LAROCHE BUILDERS, LLC in 64 LAKE WOOD LANE, ASHFORD, CT 06278 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 342934262.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
LAROCHE BUILDERS, LLC
Site address
64 LAKE WOOD LANE
City
ASHFORD
State
CT
ZIP
06278
Mailing
41 CONVERSE STREET, STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT 06076

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
238130
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:    On or about 02/08/2018 employees at the Lake Woods Lane construction project were exposed to approximately 9' falls.  Employees' scaffold platform was not at least 18 inches wide.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1663.2
  • — Z (S) $2772

1926.451 B05 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.  On or about 02/08/2018 employees at the Lake Woods Lane construction project were exposed to approximately 9' falls.  Employees' scaffold platform extended more than 18 inches beyond its support.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2772.00 · Current $1663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     On or about 02/08/2018 employees at the Lake Woods Lane construction project were exposed to approximately 9' falls.  Employees were engaged in drywall activities without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1663.2
  • — Z (S) $2772

1926.1052 C01 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2217.00 · Current $1330.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  On or about 02/08/2018 employees at the Lake Woods Lane construction project were exposed to approximately 9' falls.  Employees' stairway was not provided a stairrail system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1330.2
  • — Z (S) $2217

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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 342934262.