HAMDEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: RPA, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RPA, INC. in 700 SHERMAN AVENUE, HAMDEN, CT 06514 (NAICS 423830). OSHA activity number 343488615.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RPA, INC.
- Site address
- 700 SHERMAN AVENUE
- City
- HAMDEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06514
- Mailing
- 76 RIVER EDGE FARM, MADISON, CT 06443
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
- 423830
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $3,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Blanchard cable grinder, No. 18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3600
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment and including alternative measures for the employees, such as (but not limited to) the Blanchard cable grinder, No. 18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices: WORKSHOP: The employees, "as authorized, affected and other types" were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lo/to) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) Blanchard cable grinder, No. 18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.333 A
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $3,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized: WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented safety-related work practices where four (4) electrical contacts of the Blanchard cable grinder, Model #18, were sticking frequently and required employees to use a screwdriver to manually unstick the electrical contacts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3600
- — Z (S) $5174
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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 343488615.
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