OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL GARAGE FLOORING OF THE NORTHEAST LLC

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $1,702 · Current $851 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were required to use half-face, elastomeric respirators with organic vapor cartridges while grinding concrete floors and pouring Simiron 150FC epoxy base and activator. The employer had not established a written respiratory protection program to detail specific procedures for required respirator use.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were utilizing tight-fitting half face respirators without being fit tested prior to their use.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were utilizing tight-fitting  half face respirators during their routine job tasks of grinding concrete floors and pouring epoxy without training on proper use and limitations of the respirator prior to use.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $851 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were potentially exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) when grinding a concrete floor with a Simiron SG600 walk behind floor grinder equipped with dust collection system and a Simiron SV3 HEPA vacuum and were not provided information regarding hazards associated with RSC in a written hazard communication program.  b) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to health hazards when pouring Simiron 1150FC epoxy base and activator on a concrete floor and were not provided information regarding the hazards associated with the substance in a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not ensure that Safety Data Sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were pouring Simiron 1150FC Base and Activator without being provided a copy of the SDS at the worksite prior to their use.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica and health hazards associated with Simiron 1150FC epoxy base and activator without training prior to their use.

Issued

Jun 11, 2026

Abate by

Aug 31, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $1,419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1153(g)(1)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contained at least the following elements: a description of the tasks in the workplace that involve exposure to respirable crystalline silica; a description of the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for each task; and a description of the housekeeping measures used to limit employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica.  a) 891 W Queen Street, Southington, CT 06489; On or about December 11, 2025, and at times prior, the employer did not develop and implement an exposure control plan to outline the measures to be taken to protect employees who were tasked to grind concrete floors from respirable crystalline silica .