BRIDGEPORT, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: WADE'S DAIRY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WADE'S DAIRY, INC. in 1316 BARNUM AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610 (NAICS 424430). OSHA activity number 343709358.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WADE'S DAIRY, INC.
- Site address
- 1316 BARNUM AVENUE
- City
- BRIDGEPORT
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06610
- Mailing
- 1316 BARNUM AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424430
- Employees
- 74
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2019
- Abate by
- May 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $4,280 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): Facility: The employer did not ensure through providing training and performing evaluation that employees required to operate powered industrial trucks (PIT) were competent to operate the PITs safely at all times. On or about January 11, 2019, a Yale powered industrial truck (PIT), SN A810N04039V, tipped over to a side while the operator was making a sharp turn, and the operator sustained injuries from the incident.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4280
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2019
- Abate by
- May 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident: Facility: The employer did not ensure that the powered industrial truck (PIT) operator(s) involved in PIT accident(s) were provided with appropriate information and refresher training.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 N07 III
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2019
- Abate by
- May 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,360 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(7)(iii): On all grades the load and load engaging means shall be tilted back if applicable, and raised only as far as necessary to clear the road surface. Facility: The load and load engaging means of the Yale powered industrial truck (PIT), SN A810N04039V, were raised far more than as necessary to clear the road surface. On or about January 11, 2019, the above PIT while carrying a load tipped over to a side while the operator was making a sharp turn with the load engaging mean was raised far more than it was necessary, and the operator sustained injuries from the incident.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2360
- · Z (S) $5304
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2019
- Abate by
- May 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,360 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition. Facility: The operator's seat of the Yale powered industrial truck (PIT), SN A810N04039V, was severely deteriorated, and the PIT was not tagged and taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2360
- · Z (S) $5304
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343709358.
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