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Pennyweights, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

New Canaan, Connecticut · Other Personal Care Services · NAICS 812199

1inspections
13citation items
$4,480current penalties
Aug 17, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Pennyweights, Inc. once in Connecticut.

The inspection began on Aug 17, 2015 after a complaint, in New Canaan.

That inspection ended with 13 citation items: 13 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,200 and now stand at $4,480, 60% lower after settlements or reviews.

Bloodborne pathogens comes up most often in these citations: 9 items under 1910.1030.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Pennyweights, Inc. averages $4,480 (1 cited inspection).

Pennyweights, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340943737 OPENED AUG 17, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 28, 2015

124 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT 06840 · Other Personal Care Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,000$800Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$2,000$800Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(1) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$2,000$800Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(vi) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(3)(iii) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$2,000$800Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i) · Bloodborne pathogens
 Serious$2,000$800Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,200$480Oct 30, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Oct 30, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1030 · Bloodborne pathogens

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)

(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)

(2) Exposure determination. (i) Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following:

29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(1)

(d) Methods of compliance—(1) General. Universal precautions shall be observed to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials. Under circumstances in which differentiation between body fluid types is difficult or impossible, all body fluids shall be considered potentially infectious materials.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

Other other personal care services employers in Connecticut

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