Martinsville, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Crown Cork and Seal - Martinsville Plant
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Crown Cork and Seal - Martinsville Plant in 202 Sustainable Way, Martinsville, VA 24148 resulted in days away from work. Employee was deco Mechanic in aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Crown Cork and Seal - Martinsville Plant
- Parent company
- Crown Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 202 Sustainable Way
- City
- Martinsville
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 24148
- On-site location
- Deco 2B
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 70
- Days restricted or transferred
- 53
Before the incident
Troubleshooting can jams
What happened
Cans started jamming on [REDACTED]. 2 Mechanics started troubleshooting machinery. Employee A started jogging the machine for Mandrel unjamming and Employee B started troubleshooting the solenoid infeed bolt for alignment adjustment. Employee B’s left pinky was caught between the opening near the infeed solenoid bolt. A large Laceration was immediately noted. Employee was seen at the ER and was transferred to another facility. Employee has two broken bones in left pinky and a partial crush on the middle bone. Will follow up with a specialist for further treatment. Employee B stated that he tried to communicate with Employee A that he was reaching in but that he must not have heard him over the machinery. Employee B also stated that he (EB) should have made sure the machine was fully stopped before proceeding.
Injury or illness
Laceration to Left F - Fingers
Object or substance involved
Infeed solenoid bolt
Summary line
Laceration to Left F - Fingers caused by Infeed solenoid bolt
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Deco Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 332431: Aluminum cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 159
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 443,673
- EIN
- 232869494
- Establishment ID
- 961908
- Employer case #
- IN-2024042
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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