BROOKFIELD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: ELMER LEWIS & SONS, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of ELMER LEWIS & SONS, INC. in 230 WHISCONIER ROAD, BROOKFIELD, CT 06804 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 343549689.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ELMER LEWIS & SONS, INC.
- Site address
- 230 WHISCONIER ROAD
- City
- BROOKFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06804
- Mailing
- 10 BEAVER BROOK ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2019
- Abate by
- May 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to workers/employees exposed to struck-by hazards while performing work on active roadways without adequate and sufficient signs, barriers, and/or sufficient alternative traffic patterns/work zones warning motor vehicle operators of their presence. Location: Vicinity of 230 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 On or about October 19, 2018, at approximately 9:17 am a worker, not wearing a reflective vest was exposed to active vehicle traffic on a two lane 40 mph roadway while unloading equipment from a parked flatbed trailer and was not protected by an established work zone, alternative traffic patterns, barriers and warning signs. Consequently, the worker was fatally struck by a motor vehicle passing the flatbed trailer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3900
- — Z (S) $3978
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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 343549689.
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