Ball Corporation: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 18, 2017: Employee's hand is crushed when caught in activated rollers

At 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2017, Employee #1 was using an acetone rag to clean a rotating ink roller during a label change. The rag or his glove was grabbed by the rollers, pulling his right hand into the roller mechanism. The employee sustained severe damage to the soft tissue on his right hand, requiring skin grafts and vessel transplants.

Incident on Oct 6, 2011: Employee seriously injurs finger in press

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 6, 2011, Employee #1 was working on a bev erage can assembly line, inside a manufacturing plant. Employee #1 was attemptin g to remove an object that was jammed inside the domer die, by opening the guard door and reaching in with his left hand, to remove the obstruction. As Employee #1 was reaching into the domer die to remove an obstruction with his left hand, when the machine accidently went into auto start mode. Once the auto start mode was activated, the mechanical punch press went into cycle, and the punch came d own onto the domer die. Employee #1 still had his left hand inside, and the punc h crushed the top portion of his left index finger as it struck the domer die. E mployee #1 was transported to a local medical center for immediate medical care. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for surgery. Emplo yee #1's top half of his left index finger was amputated, and Employee #1 spent three days at the hospital, then was released for outpatient care.

Incident on Mar 29, 2005: Employee's hand struck and fractured by palletizer

Employee #1 was struck by a moving component on a metal can palletizer during cl eaning activity. She was hospitalized for treatment of multiple fractures to the right arm and lacerations to the right hand.