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Champlin-Packrite, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hartford, Connecticut · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

3inspections
20citation items
$11,360current penalties
Feb 4, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Champlin-Packrite, Inc 3 times in Connecticut since 2007.

The latest one began on Feb 4, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Manchester.

Those inspections ended with 20 citation items: 16 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $22,370 and now stand at $11,360, 49% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Champlin-Packrite, Inc averages $7,460 (1 cited inspection).

Champlin-Packrite, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Champlin-Packrite, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345135842 OPENED FEB 4, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2022

151 Batson Drive, Manchester, CT 06042 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$1,989$994May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$2,255$1,128May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,691$846May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,316$1,658May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,989$994May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,691$846May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,989$994May 17, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(4)(i) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 17, 2021Final

Inspection 311755144 OPENED FEB 7, 2008Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Jun 4, 2008

236 Hamilton Street, Hartford, CT 06106 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$1,500$750Apr 14, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$1,500$750Apr 14, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,500$750Apr 14, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,200$600Apr 14, 2008Closed

Inspection 310186929 OPENED JUL 24, 2007Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2007

236 Hamilton Street, Hartford, CT 06106 · Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 24, 2007: Employee's fingers are crushed by press

On July 24, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning a cardboard shaping machine. While cl eaning the machine, he activated the actuator of the machine. The press lowered and crushed his two fingers. A coworker activated the emergency stop freeing his fingers. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital but was not hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,750$1,050Aug 8, 2007Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Manchester site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 10.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Champlin Packrite, Inc.
Manchester · 2019
20 2010.84.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)

(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(4)(i)

(4) Storage within buildings not frequented by the public (such as industrial buildings). (i) The quantity of LP-Gas stored shall not exceed 300 pounds (approximately 2,550 cubic feet in vapor form) except as provided in subparagraph (5) of this paragraph.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Connecticut

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