DAYVILLE, CT —
OSHA Inspection: COLT'S PLASTICS COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COLT'S PLASTICS COMPANY, INC. in 969 NORTH MAIN STREET, DAYVILLE, CT 06241 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 345284459.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLT'S PLASTICS COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 969 NORTH MAIN STREET
- City
- DAYVILLE
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06241
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 429, DAYVILLE, CT 06241
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $8,601 · Current $4,301 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Compression Molding Area: On, or about, April 30, 2021, an employee suffered multiple finger amputations while attempting to remove an improperly formed part from the Station 1 mold area of Machine 5, an Alliance Rotary Compression Molding Press, serial number A-72165. Procedure #SWIS C500-007 Compression Molding Trouble Shooting Procedures - Doubles was not being utilized at the time of the accident and was not routinely utilized by employees on the night shift when addressing double formed parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4300.5
- — Z (S) $8601
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): Compression Molding Area: On, or about, April 30, 2021, an employee suffered multiple finger amputations while attempting to remove an improperly formed part from the Station 1 mold area of Machine 5, an Alliance Rotary Compression Molding Press, serial number A-72165. The safety block provided on the machine was not placed in the mold area to stop the mold from closing in the event of a valve malfunction or displacement of the locking toggle/lever. Safety blocks were not routinely used on the night shift when addressing double formed parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345284459.
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