Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1231987.015 - Carris Reels Of Connecticut

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1231987.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 05/11/2017

Site Address:
Carris Reels Of Connecticut
11 Randolph Street
Enfield, CT 06082

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1104, Enfield, CT 06083

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate, P:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/22/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1212949	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,873	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,873
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	07/24/2017	09/08/2017	$5,000	$8,873	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 95484.015

Event: 05/11/2017

Employee is pulled into a boring machine and suffers multipl

At 4:15 p.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was using a boring machine to drill holes in a wooden reel flange. The employee pushed the drilled reel flange further into the equipment before the drill bits stopped moving. The employee's jacket sleeve was caught in a rotating drill bit and his hand and arm were pulled into the equipment. The employee sustained a serious laceration injury to the left thumb/palm and possible broken bones in the left arm.

Keywords: Arm, Boring Machine, Caught In, Crushing, Drill Press, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1231987.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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