From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Manchester site logged 70 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 488 workers: 16.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1,745 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
235 Manchester CT
Manchester · 2023
488
70
46
16.4
2.6
235 Manchester CT
Manchester · 2021
167
24
11
13.3
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. 3 reports on file.
A pallet jack struck an employee as it backed up. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the right foot.
Mar 25, 2023, Manchester: Hospitalization · fractures · toes(s), toenail(s)
An employee was operating a reach truck down an isle. A pallet jack was approaching and the employee removed his foot from the pedal, causing the vehicle to stop suddenly. The employee's foot was then caught between the oncoming pallet jack and the reach truck, resulting in a left foot laceration and toe fractures.
An employee was standing between a motorized pallet jack and a storage rack. The pallet jack was activated, moved toward him, and caught his foot/ankle against the rack. He suffered an injury to the right ankle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(i)(b)
(B) Where such operation does not endanger the trainee or other employees.
Other general line grocery merchant wholesalers employers in Connecticut
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.
