TRUMBULL, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: AVERY ABRASIVES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AVERY ABRASIVES, INC. in 2225 RESERVOIR AVENUE, TRUMBULL, CT 06611 (NAICS 327910). OSHA activity number 344029186.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AVERY ABRASIVES, INC.
- Site address
- 2225 RESERVOIR AVENUE
- City
- TRUMBULL
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06611
- Mailing
- 2225 RESERVOIR AVENUE, TRUMBULL, CT 06611
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 327910
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): WORKSHOP: The employer had not ensured through providing training and performing evaluation that the operator of the Hyster Fortis 50 powered industrial truck (PIT), S/N F187V10480E & Model S50FT, was competent to operate the PIT safely at all times..
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3031
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: WORKSHOP: The performance of the operators of the powered industrial trucks (PIT) was not evaluated at least once every three years.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,789 · Current $3,789
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met: WORKSHOP: The employer had not updated and implemented written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) alcohol, resin, and liquid rubber.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3789
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: WORKSHOP: The employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) alcohol, resin and liquid rubber were not provided with training and information in the chemical hazard communications, including the Globalized Harmonized System (GHS).
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: WORKSHOP: The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.157 E01
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1): The employer was not responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace: WORKSHOP: The portable fire extinguisher attached to the Hyster Fortis 50 powered industrial truck was not inspected on a monthly basis.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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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 344029186.
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