WALLINGFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: A-PREFERRED CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of A-PREFERRED CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 37 WHARTON BROOK DRIVE, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 347443822.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- A-PREFERRED CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 37 WHARTON BROOK DRIVE
- City
- WALLINGFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06492
- Mailing
- 309 WASHINGTON AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $2,305 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that the pump jack scaffolds that employees were required to work from at heights above 10 feet were erected under the supervision of a person competent in the safe erection of scaffolds.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2305
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $2,305 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee who was required to work from a pump jack scaffold platform at a height above ten feet was provided with fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2305
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees who were required to work from pump jack scaffolds at heights above 10 feet and that were not properly erected, were trained to recognize the hazards associated with pump jack scaffolds.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that the employee who was required to work from a roof at a height above six feet, to install siding materials, was trained in fall hazards and how to avoid them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees who were required to use extension ladders and stepladders were trained in the proper use of such ladders in order to avoid the hazards associated with them.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b). Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, an employee who was required to work from the roof at a height above six feet to install siding material onto the residence was not equipped with nor required to use any type of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an extension ladder used for an employee to gain access to the roof had its side rails extended at least three feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,765 · Current $0 Reduced
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. Worksite: On or about April 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee who was using an eight-foot stepladder in the closed position, utilized the ladder in the manner for which it was designed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2765
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Source
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 347443822.
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