FARMINGTON, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: CONNECTICUT MULCH DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CONNECTICUT MULCH DISTRIBUTORS, INC. in 55 RED OAK ROAD, FARMINGTON, CT 06032 (NAICS 424910). OSHA activity number 343758066.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONNECTICUT MULCH DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 55 RED OAK ROAD
- City
- FARMINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06032
- Mailing
- 70 MULLEN ROAD, ENFIELD, CT 06082
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
- 424910
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.332 B01
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $6,497 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments: Eaton Farm, Farmington CT., between Pole 1012 and Pole 1013: On or about January 28, 2019, employees were exposed to electrical hazards while loading logs onto a Mack logging truck when the boom of the Prentice 120-C knuckleboom crane came into contact with the energized overhead 23kV primary electrical lines. The employees were not trained in the minimum approach distance(s) to the high voltage lines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6497.4
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.333 C03 III A
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $6,497 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(iii)(A): Vehicles or mechanical equipment capable of having parts of their structures elevated near energized overhead lines were not operated so that a clearance of 10 feet (305 cm) was maintained: Eaton Farm, between Pole 1012 and Pole 1013: An employee loading a Mack log hauling truck with an rear-attached Prentice C-120 knuckleboom crane was exposed to electrical hazards when the boom of the truck came into contact with the energized overhead 23 kV primary electrical conductors.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6497.4
- · Z (S) $9282
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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 343758066.
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