Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1471982.015 - Ball Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1471982.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 04/08/2020

Site Address:
Ball Corporation
12340 Co Rd 99
Findlay, OH 45840

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1046, Findlay, OH 45840

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332431/Metal Can Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/31/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1565653	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$10,603	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,603
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 D	07/01/2020	07/20/2020	$0	$10,603	$0	07/29/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125248.015

Event: 04/05/2020

Employee's finger is partially amputated while inspecting ch

At 2:30 a.m. on April 5, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured metal cans. There was a problem with the pallet hoist of the palletizer on the can line. The employee had been sent to troubleshoot the equipment. The employee was inspecting the conveyor chain on the can line palletizer. While the chain was still running, the employee removed the diamond plate steel cover to inspect it. The chain stopped, and the employee rested his hand on a sprocket. At that instant, the chain snapped back into place, catching the employee's right index finger. The employee's right index finger was partially amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization. The incident occurred indoors, so weather was not a factor.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Hand, Inspecting, Inspection, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Sprocket, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471982.015	59	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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