Inspection 346603517 OPENED MAR 29, 2023Closed
10 Great Hill Road, Naugatuck, CT 06770 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2023, OSHA inspectors have visited CKS Packaging, Inc. in Connecticut 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 29, 2023 on a referral, in Naugatuck.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $20,625; today they stand at $13,438, 35% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. CKS Packaging, Inc. averages $13,438 across 1 cited inspection.
CKS Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346520687 OPENED FEB 22, 2023Closed
10 Great Hill Road, Naugatuck, CT 06770 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $15,625 | $10,938 | Jul 24, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jul 24, 2023 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Naugatuck site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 112 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 29 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKS Naugatuck Naugatuck · 2025 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| 021 - Naugatuck Naugatuck · 2019 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 21, 2023, Naugatuck: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee's left little fingertip was amputated in the exit chute of a machine.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other plastics bottle manufacturing employers in Connecticut
- Colt's Plastics Company, Inc. Dayville · 57 citations · $29,502
- Inline Plastics Corporation Shelton · 24 citations · $61,031
- Aleyan Manufacturing, LLC Meriden · 3 citations · $0
- Deitsch Plastic Company Inc West Haven · 2 citations · $11,137
- Pastanch, LLC Naugatuck · 16 citations · $6,086
- Scan Tool & Mold Inc. Stratford · 4 citations · $4,148
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.