DE FOREST, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: BALL CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BALL CORPORATION in 4244 HIGHWAY V, DE FOREST, WI 53532 (NAICS 332431). OSHA activity number 331070839.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BALL CORPORATION
- Site address
- 4244 HIGHWAY V
- City
- DE FOREST
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53532
- Mailing
- 4244 HIGHWAY V, DE FOREST, WI 53532
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332431
- Employees
- 168
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 22, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc. Employees operating the Line 4 Palletizer machine were not protected from point of operation hazards due to a lack of guards on the machine. In the alternative; 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i); Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. Lockout devices were not affixed on the Line 4 Palletizer when employees were performing servicing activities such as umjamming cans.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 331070839.
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