WATERBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: WHITE WELDING COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of WHITE WELDING COMPANY, INC. in 44 NORTH ELM STREET, WATERBURY, CT 06702 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 344622972.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WHITE WELDING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 44 NORTH ELM STREET
- City
- WATERBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06702
- Mailing
- 44 NORTH ELM STREET P.O. BOX 1710, WATERBURY, CT 06702
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 332322
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures consisting of (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), (c)(1)(iii), (c)(1)(iv), (c)(1)(v), (c)(1)(vi), (c)(1)(vii), (c)(1)(viii), and (c)(1)(ix) of this standard as applicable. WORKSHOP: The employer did not establish and implement a worksite-specific written respiratory protection program and procedures consisting of employee training, proper selection, fit testing and medical evaluation where employees were required to wear half facepiece air purifying respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. WORKSHOP: The employees required to wear half facepiece air purifying respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding were not medically evaluated to determine the employee's ability wear a respirator prior to fit test or required to wear respirators.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter. WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure that the employees required to wear half facepiece air purifying respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding were fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, and at least annually thereafter.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii). WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through providing training and performing evaluation that the employees required to wear half facepiece air purifying respirators during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding obtained minimum knowledge, skills and other items listed in section (I) through (vii) of this section.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
0685
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this section did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) in according with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section: WORKSHOP: The employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI) during the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2892
1910.1026 L02 I
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2020
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
0685
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of sections (l)(2)(i)(A) and (l)(2)(i)(B) of this section. WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through providing training and information that the employees required to perform the tasks, such as (but not limited to) steel welding obtained minimum knowledge pertaining to the contents of this section and the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2892
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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 344622972.
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