MERIDEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: THOMPSON BRANDS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THOMPSON BRANDS LLC in 80 SOUTH VINE STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06451 (NAICS 311330). OSHA activity number 341336717.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- THOMPSON BRANDS LLC
- Site address
- 80 SOUTH VINE STREET
- City
- MERIDEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06451
- Mailing
- 80 SOUTH VINE STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06451
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311330
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: SHOP: The pinch point, created by the vertical pusher pin and guard of the Doboy Scotty II Horizontal Flow Wrapper Machine, Model SCCTTY & Serial Number 94 16657 was not guarded. On or about March 15, 2016, an employee's left middle finger was caught on the pinch point while trying to un-jam boxes while the machine was in operation, and the employee sustained an amputation to the tip of the finger from the incident. ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341336717.
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