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OSHA Injury Report: Independent Can Company-Vandalia

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Independent Can Company-Vandalia in Vandalia, OH 45377 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Operator in metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing.

Establishment
Independent Can Company-Vandalia
Parent company
Independent Can Company
Street
1650 Capstone Way
City
Vandalia
State
OH
ZIP
45377
On-site location
Infeed at the C-10
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Reattaching a vacuum hose to the feeder

The coater has a vacuum hose below the feed conveyor that is used to turn on the vacuum to the belt to hold sheets in place. This is turned on and off by unplugging the hose depending on the weight of the sheet. The operator shut off the feed and reached in between the belt to re-attach the hose when the last sheet lacerated his left bicep. Normally this is plugged and unplugged below the machine.

A sheet a metal lacerated his upper left arm (between arm sleeve and shirt)

Sheet of metal

A sheet of metal lacerated upper left arm

Job description
Lead Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
332431 — Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
42
Total hours worked
84000
EIN
520902777
Establishment ID
401423
Employer case #
FY23-3
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
22:50:00.000
Submitted
29JAN24:18:26:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.