Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314403635 - Rice Packaging, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hartford Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314403635

Report ID: 0112000

Date Opened: 02/04/2011

Site Address:
Rice Packaging, Inc.
356 Somers Road
Ellington, CT 06029

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2657

NAICS: 322212/Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/04/2011

Emphasis: L:Eisa, S:Amputations

Case Closed: 03/07/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202002739	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,390
Current Penalty	$2,695	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,695
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	19100219 F01	02/16/2011	02/21/2011	$2,695	$5,390	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100037 A04	02/16/2011	04/04/2011	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19101030 D04 IIA	02/16/2011	04/04/2011	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200083889

Event: 02/04/2011

Employee's Leg Is Lacerated by Unguarded Gear

On February 4, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a conveyor station. This station usually runs one conveyor; however the size of the job required them to place into service a second conveyor. When boxes became jammed on the conveyer, Employee #1 reached to free them. He contacted an unguarded gear and sprocket at the end of the conveyor. The right side of his pants became caught in the gear. Employee #1's leg was pulled into the mechanism and he sustained a severe laceration. A coworker freed Employee #1 and he was transported by ambulance to Rockville General Hospital for treatment. A new guard had been fabricated for this conveyer but had not yet been installed. The workers failed to notice the guard was missing before moving the conveyor into position for the job.

Keywords: CLOTHING, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, SPROCKET, GEAR, UNGUARDED, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314403635			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Hand packers and packagers

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