Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310761176 - Ball Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310761176

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 03/22/2007

Site Address:
Ball Corporation
4244 Cty Highway V
De Forest, WI 53532

Mailing Address:
4244 Highway V, De Forest, WI 53532

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3411

NAICS: 332431/Metal Can Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/05/2007

Emphasis: S:Amputations

Case Closed: 05/04/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200804771	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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 C07 I	04/10/2007	04/27/2007	$0	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D04 I	04/10/2007	04/18/2007	$5,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200801751

Event: 03/22/2007

Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Machine

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 22, 2007, Employee #1, a trainee, was cleaning the operating parts inside a machine used to form tin cans. The machine, a flanger beader, was manufactured by Germann and Frei, Serial Number 93011. The machine is guarded by interlocked doors, which were opened. Employee #1 had been using a pendant control to jog the machine, and it was not locked out. He was using a rag to wipe down the forming dies, and his right index finger was amputated after getting caught between the dies. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310761176			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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