Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114980675 - Ball Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 114980675

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 10/29/1991

Site Address:
Ball Corporation
9th And Blaine Sts
Muncie, IN 47302

Mailing Address:
Attn Ed Mcvay Po Box 5000, Muncie, IN 47307

Union Status: Union

SIC:3411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/04/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361040165

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,625
Current Penalty	$1,875	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,875
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100217 C02 IA	01/02/1992	01/20/1992	$1,876	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002A	Serious	19100217 C03 IE	01/02/1992	12/23/1991	$938	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100217 D09 IV	01/02/1992	01/02/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01003	Serious	19100303 G02 I	01/02/1992	12/23/1991	$938	$1,875	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106389

Event: 10/21/1991

Employee's fingers partly amputated by 40 ton power press

At approximately 2:42 p.m. on October 29, 1991, Employee #1 was setting up an 1831 model, Bliss 40 ton press that he was rebuilding. He was about to check the press by placing a piece of metal in it when he realized that he was lying on the remote control box. When he removed the box from under his stomach, he accidentally cycled the press and it amputated parts of three fingers on his left hand. He was hospitalized. Employee #1 was also adjusting and aligning raw material with the die's feed. There was 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 in. between the point of operation and the die's pinch point. The employee was not using the die blocks and did not have two-hand controls.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, TWO-HAND CONTROL, POINT OF OPERATION, SET UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114980675			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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