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Michael Carlson: OSHA inspections and violations

Newtown, Connecticut · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · NAICS 236115

1inspections
2citation items
$4,048current penalties
Aug 7, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Michael Carlson once in Connecticut.

The inspection began on Aug 7, 2020 on a referral, in Newtown.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,940 and now stand at $4,048, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Michael Carlson averages $4,048 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Michael Carlson: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344872890 OPENED AUG 7, 2020Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jun 23, 2021

71 Lakeview Terrace, Newtown, CT 06470 · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 7, 2020 (fatal): Employee framing residence is killed in fall

At 6:00 p.m. on August 7, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was erecting the framework for a two-story residential structure. The employee, who had no fall protection, was working from the unguarded first floor deck when he fell off the edge. Employee #1 was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$2,892$0Nov 6, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,048$4,048Nov 6, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

Other new single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders) employers in Connecticut

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