Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1228654.015 - Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1228654.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 04/25/2017

Site Address:
Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
99 International Drive
Windsor, CT 06095

Mailing Address:
99 International Drive, Windsor, CT 06095

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 493110/General Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/2017

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 09/14/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1204611	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$22,634	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,634
Current Penalty	$22,634	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,634
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100029 B02 IV	07/10/2017	08/24/2017	$9,959	$9,959	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100029 B05	07/10/2017	08/24/2017	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C04 I	07/10/2017	08/24/2017	$12,675	$12,675	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 95127.015

Event: 04/20/2017

Employee amputates thumb during maintenance of conveyor

At 9:15 p.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket drive on a conveyor system. As the employee used a rag to wipe lubricant overspray from the conveyor frame that was behind the chain and sprocket drive, the thumb on one of his hands got caught in the drive mechanism and his thumb was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Chain, Conveyor, Lockout/Tagout, Sprocket, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1228654.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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