OSHA has inspected Rice Packaging, Inc. 10 times in Connecticut since 1974.
The latest one began on Dec 15, 2020 on a referral, in Ellington.
Those inspections ended with 80 citation items: 22 serious and 58 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $38,814 and now stand at $20,082, 48% lower after settlements or reviews.
comes up most often in these citations: 12 items under 1910.309.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Rice Packaging, Inc. averages $9,557 (1 cited inspection).
Rice Packaging, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345065726 OPENED DEC 15, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 52 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2021
356 Somers Road, Ellington, CT 06029 · Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 14, 2020: Employee lacerates and fractures hand and wrist when caught
At 11:00 a.m. on December 14, 2020, Employee #1 was cleaning a horizontal baler and requested a coworker to cycle the baler while he continued his cleaning tasks. During the second request to cycle the baler, Employee #1's right hand and wrist became caught in the ram of the baler, resulting in fractures and lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $9,557 | $9,557 | Jan 19, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $9,557 | $0 | Jan 19, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 314403635 OPENED FEB 4, 2011Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2011
356 Somers Road, Ellington, CT 06029 · Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 4, 2011: Employee's leg is lacerated by unguarded gear
On February 4, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a conveyor station. This station usually runs one conveyor; however the size of the job required them to place in to service a second conveyor. When boxes became jammed on the conveyer, Employee #1 reached to free them. He contacted an unguarded gear and sprocket at the end of the conveyor. The right side of his pants became caught in the gear. Employe e #1's leg was pulled into the mechanism and he sustained a severe laceration. A coworker freed Employee #1 and he was transported by ambulance to Rockville Gen eral Hospital for treatment. A new guard had been fabricated for this conveyer b ut had not yet been installed. The workers failed to notice the guard was missin g before moving the conveyor into position for the job.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,390 | $2,695 | Feb 16, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2011 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Ellington site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 55 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
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 9, 2021, Ellington: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
A machine operator was walking around a machine to do a quality check of finished product. He turned a corner, stepped on a broom, and fell onto a chair sustaining a cracked rib.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
