GLASTONBURY, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: CANINE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CANINE COMPANY in 888 MANCHESTER ROAD, GLASTONBURY, CT 06033 (NAICS 812910). OSHA activity number 344805452.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CANINE COMPANY
- Site address
- 888 MANCHESTER ROAD
- City
- GLASTONBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06033
- Mailing
- 493 DANBURY ROAD, WILTON, CT 06897
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 812910
- Employees
- 158
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s) 888 Manchester Road, Glastonbury, CT: On or about June 19, 2020, an employee was injured while operating an RT 65 Rear Tine Tiller that was modified from its original configuration. The employee who was injured was working his second day on his own after having been with trainers for approximately 35 working days. While operating an RT 65 Rear Tine Tiller, the employee hit a large gauge piece of steel cable that obstructed the forward progress of the machine. The employee was injured when he attempted to clear the obstruction.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: 888 Manchester Road, Glastonbury, CT: On or about June 19, 2020, an employee who suffered a thumb amputation while operating a modified RT 65 Rear Tine Tiller had not been trained on how to safely shut down the machine prior to clearing obstructions.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8675
1926.300 B02
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2020
- Abate by
- May 21, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,145 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded. 888 Manchester Road, Glastonbury, CT: On or about June 19, 2020, the Model RT 65 Rear Tine Tiller that was modified to be used as an Invisible Fence installation machine, exposed an employee to amputation hazards. The area that originally housed the tines was modified by removal of the guarding and the tines and replaced with an unguarded circular saw type blade.
Recent events (3)
- · P (S) $10000
- · I (S) $10000
- · Z (S) $12145
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344805452.
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