WEST SUFFIELD, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: MARKOWSKI FARMS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MARKOWSKI FARMS in 216 BABBS ROAD, WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093 (NAICS 111910). OSHA activity number 346622749.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARKOWSKI FARMS
- Site address
- 216 BABBS ROAD
- City
- WEST SUFFIELD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06093
- Mailing
- 216 BABBS ROAD, WEST SUFFIELD, CT 06093
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
- 111910
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $3,126 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. On or about March 31. 2023 and April 3, 2023 at the 216 Babbs Road Construction Project, two employees were working from a mobile scaffolding system removing the old siding boards from the tobacco barns and no fall protection system was in use.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3125.5
- · Z (S) $4465
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,465 · Current $3,126 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. On or about March 31. 2023 and April 3, 2023 at the 216 Babbs Road Construction Project, two employees were working from a mobile scaffolding system and were using a ladder to access the platform and the ladder did not extend 3 feet past the platform.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3125.5
- · Z (S) $4465
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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 346622749.
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