NEW CANAAN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: HL HOMES LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HL HOMES LLC in 85 WEST HILLS ROAD, NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 343513156.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HL HOMES LLC
- Site address
- 85 WEST HILLS ROAD
- City
- NEW CANAAN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06840
- Mailing
- 17 ELGIN AVENUE 1ST FLOOR, BETHEL, CT 06801
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
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,170 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. JOBSITE: The employees operating the Makita circular saw to cut wood were not wearing eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1170
- — Z (S) $1705
1926.405 A02 II I
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,970 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring were not protected from damage: JOBSITE: An orange/black flexible cord providing power to a Makita circular saw ran across a driveway with active vehicular traffic and was not protected from damage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1970
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.405 G02 IV
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,970 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws: JOBSITE: The outer sheathing of the orange/black flexible cord providing power to a Makita circular saw used for cutting wood was pulled away from the fitting due to lack of a strain relief device.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1970
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,790 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8m) or more above the lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: JOBSITE: The employees engaged in framing of a residential house were not protected from the hazard of falling as listed below by the use of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems or other equivalent means: 1. Unguarded wall openings 13 feet 6 inches to the ground below while the sill heights of the interior floor were approximately 2 feet. 2. An unguarded stairway opening 20 feet 10 inches above a lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2790
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2019
- 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 who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. JOBSITE: The employees exposed to fall hazards while engaged in framing of a residential house were not provided with information and training to recognize the hazards and procedures to follow in order to minimize such hazards.
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 343513156.
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