Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1528445.015 - Colt'S Plastics Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1528445.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 05/03/2021

Site Address:
Colt'S Plastics Company, Inc.
969 North Main Street
Dayville, CT 06241

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 429, Dayville, CT 06241

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/29/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1763279	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,601	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,601
Current Penalty	$4,301	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,301
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	06/29/2021	08/16/2021	$4,301	$8,601	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D03	06/29/2021	08/16/2021	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136642.015

Event: 04/30/2021

Employee amputates fingers reaching into molding machine

At 10:00 p.m. on April 30, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a plastics products manufacturer was attempting to pull a bad part out of the mold area of a compression molding machine. The mold closed on the employee's left hand. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for multiple amputated fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clearing, Compression, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mold, Mold Plates, Molding Machine, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Supervision, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528445.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Compressing and compacting machine operators

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