Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1558182.015 - Neeltran, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford

Inspection Nr: 1558182.015

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 10/18/2021

Site Address:
Neeltran, Inc.
71 Pickett District Road
New Milford, CT 06776

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1659, New Milford, CT 06776

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 335311/ Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/13/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/03/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1823084		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$45,582	$0	$0	$0	$0	$45,582
Current Penalty	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100125 E01 II	04/12/2022	06/15/2022	$10,500	$14,502	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100125 F02 I	04/12/2022	06/15/2022	$6,500	$10,360	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100132 D01 I	04/12/2022	06/15/2022	$6,500	$10,360	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19101200 E01 II	04/12/2022	06/15/2022	$6,500	$10,360	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140239.015

Event: 10/12/2021

Employee Incurs Multiple Burns When Flammable Vapors Ignite

At 10:16 a.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was cleaning leads for power distribution and transformer equipment. The employee had quenched the copper leads in a 10% denatured alcohol solution and was adding more alcohol to a pitcher that had been used to quench hot wires. There were flames in the pitcher that the employee could not see because he was working outside. The vapors of the newly added alcohol ignited and burned the employee. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on his hands, forearms, and legs and was

Keywords:alcohol, burn, face, fire, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, forearm, hand, ignite

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1558182.015			Hospitalized injury

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