Vandalia, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Independent Can Company-Vandalia
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Reattaching a vacuum hose to the feeder
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
A sheet a metal lacerated his upper left arm (between arm sleeve and shirt)
Object or substance involved
Sheet of metal
Summary line
A sheet of metal lacerated upper left arm
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 22:50:00.000
- Submitted
- 29JAN24:18:26:00
Source
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.