Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1380699.015 - Loos & Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1380699.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 02/21/2019

Site Address:
Loos & Co., Inc.
16b Mashamoquet Road
Pomfret Center, CT 06259

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 98, Pomfret Center, CT 06259

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331222/Steel Wire Drawing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1428323	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,521	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,521
Current Penalty	$6,521	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,521
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	05/16/2019	07/03/2019	$6,521	$6,521	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113898.015

Event: 02/20/2019

Employee incurs multiple injuries when arm is pulled into ma

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on February 20, 2019, an employee was assigned to carry scrap wire from the scrap tree to a scrap bin. The employee was to wind the scrap into a bunch and then deposit the bale into a fiber barrel located approximately 15-20 feet from the scrap tree in the aisle. Instead, the employee carried both a wound bunch and a loose hanging bunch and walked along a stranding machine that was running. The wire poked through and under the guard and was pulled onto the rotating machine barrel, pulling the employee's arm into the machine. The employee's left arm was pinned between the rotating barrel and machine frame. The employee suffered multiple fractures, loss of feeling, and a loss of circulation. The employee was hospitalized. His arm was saved, but skin grafts were needed.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Caught In, Fracture, Guard

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1380699.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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