STRATFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: HI-TECH PACKAGING INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HI-TECH PACKAGING INC in 1 BRUCE AVENUE, STRATFORD, CT 06615 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 347141616.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HI-TECH PACKAGING INC
- Site address
- 1 BRUCE AVENUE
- City
- STRATFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06615
- Mailing
- 1 BRUCE AVENUE, STRATFORD, CT 06615
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 16, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,678 · Current $1,339 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023, the employer exposed employees to slip/trip and fire hazards in that employees were required to walk and work around a Grizzly table saw with the build-up of scrap wood, accumulated sawdust and power cords.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1339
- — Z (S) $2678
1910.213 C01
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.213(c)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw shall be guarded by a hood which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023 the employer did not ensure a Grizzly table saw was equipped with an adjustable guard and/or hood resulting in finger lacerations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3125
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.213 C02
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.213(c)(2): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023 the employer did not ensure a Grizzly table saw was equipped with a spreader to prevent the material from being thrown back on the operator resulting in finger lacerations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.213 C03
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with non-kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back towards the operator. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023 the employer did not ensure a Grizzly table saw was equipped with non-kickback fingers or dogs to prevent throw back of material towards the operator resulting in finger lacerations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1030 C01 I
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $3,572 · Current $1,786 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.1030(c)(1)(i): The employer having employee(s) with occupational exposure did not establish a written exposure control plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023 an employee wiped down a Grizzly table saw after another employee sustained lacerations of two fingers. The employer had not developed and implemented a bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan with clean-up procedures to protect employees from blood and other potentially infectious materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1786
- — Z (S) $3572
1910.1030 G02 I
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Woodshop: On or about December 5, 2023 an employee wiped down a Grizzly table saw after another employee sustained lacerations of two fingers. The employer had not provided bloodborne pathogen training and information to all the employees performing clean up procedures from blood and other potentially infectious materials within the facility.
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 347141616.
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