SOUTH WINDSOR, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: SMS INDUSTRIES
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SMS INDUSTRIES in 91 AYERS ROAD, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345794713.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMS INDUSTRIES
- Site address
- 91 AYERS ROAD
- City
- SOUTH WINDSOR
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06074
- Mailing
- 9 HAMDEN PARK DRIVE, HAMDEN, CT 06511
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,108 · Current $2,176 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system. On or about February 22, 2022 employees at the Wapping Elementary School roofing project were exposed to approximately 18' falls while engaged in commercial roofing activities without fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2175.6
- · Z (S) $3108
1926.452 W02
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2):Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner: On or about February 22, 2022 employees at the Wapping School roofing project were engaged in roofing activities from a baker scaffold with unlocked wheels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed. On or about February 22, 2022 employees at the Wapping School roofing project were using a stepladder in a way it was not designed. Ladder was used with the locking devices not engaged.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · 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 345794713.
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