Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1279217.015 - The Keeney Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1279217.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 11/27/2017

Site Address:
The Keeney Manufacturing Company, Inc.
1170 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111

Mailing Address:
1170 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 332913/Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/27/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1286760	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,068	$0	$0	$7,068	$0	$14,136
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$4,000	$0	$8,000
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	19100212 A01	01/26/2018	03/15/2018	$4,000	$7,068	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 A02	01/26/2018	03/15/2018	$4,000	$7,068	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 101007.015

Event: 11/15/2017

Employee is caught in hydraulic press and amputates finger

At 11:15 a.m. on November 15, 2017, an employee was holding a clamp, while a asking a coworker to cycle the press. The coworker objected to cycling the press when the employee had his hands in the machine, but the employee repeated the request and the coworker cycled the machine. The employee's middle fingertip was caught between the die and the part being held in the clamp. The employee's finger was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Hydraulic Press

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1279217.015	46	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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