SOUTHINGTON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: QUANTUM BIOPOWER SOUTHINGTON LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of QUANTUM BIOPOWER SOUTHINGTON LLC in 49 DEPAOLO DRIVE, SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 345798714.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUANTUM BIOPOWER SOUTHINGTON LLC
- Site address
- 49 DEPAOLO DRIVE
- City
- SOUTHINGTON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06489
- Mailing
- 49 DEPAOLO DRIVE, SOUTHINGTON, CT 06489
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 562920
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,522 · Current $3,522
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: Depacking Machine Area: On or about February 23, 2022, there were two instances of inadequate guarding on a Scott Equipment Company Depacking Machine, model THOR: a) The interlock located on the gate of the elevated platform was inoperable, exposing employees to falls into the infeed hopper where there were two large augers that rotate inwards during operation. b) The outfeed conveyer auger was not guarded, allowing access from the floor level, exposing employees to rotating parts and ingoing nip points.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3522
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2022
- Abate by
- May 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: On or about February 23, 2022, the employers LOTO program was dated, August 21, 2018, and had no updates or revisions annotated on it, indicating that is was not being reviewed at least annually.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $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 345798714.
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