Elon, Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Bethel CT

Elon, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Connecticut, the first in 2019.

OSHA's last visit started on Oct 9, 2019 on a referral, in Bethel.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 14 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $35,310 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $22,890, down 35%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (4 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Elon, Inc. averages $11,445 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Elon, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Elon, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344365531 OPENED OCT 9, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2023

22 Taylor Avenue, Bethel, CT 06801 · Other Building Material Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$5,304	$3,430	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$5,304	$3,430	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i) · Silica dust in general industry	Serious	$5,304	$3,430	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(1) · Silica dust in general industry	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final

Inspection 344305750 OPENED SEP 26, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2023

22 Taylor Avenue, Bethel, CT 06801 · Other Building Material Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash	Serious	$3,031	$1,000	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding	Serious	$3,789	$3,200	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$3,789	$3,200	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3) · Woodworking machinery	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection	Serious	$3,789	$3,200	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.33(a) · Retention and updating	Other-than-serious	$5,000	$2,000	Nov 15, 2019	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Nov 15, 2019	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Bethel site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 37 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Elon Tile and Stone Bethel · 2025	37	0	0	0.0	4.5
Elon, Inc. Bethel · 2021	30	0	0	0.0	4.5
Elon Bethel · 2020	25	0	0	0.0	4.5
Elon, Inc. - Bethel, CT Bethel · 2019	26	2	1	9.2	4.5

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.33 · Retention and updating

29 CFR 1904.33(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)

(2) Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(1)

(h) Housekeeping. (1) The employer shall not allow dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica unless wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of exposure are not feasible.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Elon, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations