Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123303489 - Clinton Nurseries Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123303489

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 03/19/2001

Site Address:
Clinton Nurseries Inc.
114 West Main Street
Clinton, CT 06413

Mailing Address:
516 Pond Meadow Road, Westbrook, CT 06498

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0181

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/2001

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 08/30/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201524261	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5					5
Current Violations	5					5
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
Current Penalty	$6,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,200
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	06/01/2001	08/19/2001	$1,400	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	06/01/2001	08/19/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I	06/01/2001	08/19/2001	$1,000	$1,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100147 D04 I	06/01/2001	07/05/2001	$1,400	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100147 F03 I	06/01/2001	08/19/2001	$1,400	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100303 F	06/01/2001	07/05/2001	$1,000	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170667232

Event: 03/17/2001

Employee's Arm Amputated in Screw Conveyor

On March 16, 2001, the inclined screw conveyer used to transport the lime from the outside holding silo to the interior lime containment box became jammed with excess material. Two employees removed the outside cover section of the screw conveyer and cleaned the section out while another employee cleaned up the building by sweeping. Employee #1 turned the conveyer on but it was still jammed. The conveyer was then turned off and the inside cover sections were removed and cleaned. The conveyer was turned back on and this time the conveyer did operate and run. Employee #1 allowed the machine to run for a few minutes in order to clean more of the lime out of it. The conveyer was then turned back off and the three employees started replacing inside cover sections. Employee #1 went outside to replace the outside cover sections. After turning the machine back on, the three employees inside continued inserting and tightening the bolts for the inside covers which were already in place. Employee #1 walked back outside and scraped the sides of the lime trough with a 10-inch-long flat head screwdriver in order to remove the lime which was caked onto the sides of the trough. While scraping the sides of the trough, the bottom right side of his long, loose jacket got pulled into the conveyer along with Employee #1's right arm. Employee #1 sustained an amputation to his arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, LIME, JAMMED, BOLT, TROUGH, ARM, ELBOW, SILO

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123303489			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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