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Silgan Closures: OSHA inspections and violations

Evansville, Indiana · Forging and Stamping · NAICS 332115

2inspections
15citation items
$17,100current penalties
Sep 18, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Silgan Closures 2 times in Indiana since 2003.

The latest one began on Sep 18, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Evansville.

Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 11 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,550 and now stand at $17,100, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.219.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Silgan Closures averages $14,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Silgan Closures: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346980063 OPENED SEP 18, 2023Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 227 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2024

2201 West Maryland Street, Evansville, IN 47712 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 18, 2023 (fatal): Employee is killed due to blunt force trauma

At 1:00 a.m. on September 18, 2023, an employee was operating a stamping press. The employee entered the area with moving parts and placed the override key in the interlock. The employee was killed due to sharp force trauma of the head and neck.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$5,600$5,600Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$5,600$5,600Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$5,600$2,800Dec 1, 2023Final

Inspection 306758335 OPENED OCT 28, 2003Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 248 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2004

2201 W. Maryland Street, Evansville, IN 47712 · Forging and Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$1,125$100Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,500$750Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$1,500$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(ia) · Mechanical power presses
 Serious$1,500$750Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,500$750Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 6c
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 6d
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,500$750Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Nov 26, 2003Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$1,125$0Nov 26, 2003Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i)

(4) Design and construction of inside storage rooms—(i) Construction. Inside storage rooms shall be constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use. Such construction shall comply with the test specifications set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969. Where an automatic sprinkler system is provided, the system shall be designed and installed in an acceptable manner. Openings to other rooms or buildings shall be provided with noncombustible liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, or the floor in the storage area shall be at least 4 inches below the surrounding floor. Openings shall be provided with approved self-closing fire doors. The room shall be liquid-tight where the walls join the floor. A permissible alternate to the sill or ramp is an open-grated trench inside of the room which dra

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2)

(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other forging and stamping employers in Indiana

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