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OSHA Inspection: TAINO SMOKEHOUSE, LLC

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TAINO SMOKEHOUSE, LLC in 1388 EAST MAIN STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06450 (NAICS 722511). OSHA activity number 348784026.

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Site address
1388 EAST MAIN STREET
City
MERIDEN
State
CT
ZIP
06450
Mailing
1388 EAST MAIN STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06450
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
722511
Employees
30
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A03 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $9268.00 · Current $3700.00 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone:  KITCHEN/1388 EAST MAIN STREET, MERIDEN, CT 06450.  On or about March 1, 2026, and times prior to, the employer did not ensure hand tools such as a pusher, plunger, stomper and/or a safety guard was used to manually manipulate meat into a Weston meat grinder.  ABATED  DURING THE INSPECTION.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3700
  • — Z (S) $9268

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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 348784026.