FINDLAY, OH —
OSHA Inspection: BALL CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BALL CORPORATION in 12340 CO RD 99, FINDLAY, OH 45840 (NAICS 332431). OSHA activity number 341706653.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 12340 CO RD 99
- City
- FINDLAY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45840
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1046, FINDLAY, OH 45840
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332431
- Employees
- 391
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $12,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that: at Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation at 12340 Co Rd 99, Findlay, OH 45840: On or about August 18, 2016, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained on the alternative protective measures and effective protection while conducting a label change on the decorator and inkers exposing the employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12000
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees. a) Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. On or about August 18th, 2016 at the location of 12340 Co. Rd. 99 Findlay, OH, 45840 the employer failed to ensure employees were trained on the energy control program prior to conducting a changeover of the decorator and inkers, which would require lockout, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $69,713 · Current $12,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was 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: a) Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. - Findlay, Ohio: On or about August 11, 2016, the employer did not ensure that an ingoing nip point on Line 1, Decorator 11, inker 2, was adequately guarded, exposing employees to amputation hazards. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1110382, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 8, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3028 Birch Drivehalf Moon Industrial Park, Weirton, WV 26062.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12000
- — C (R) $69713
- — Z (R) $69713
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341706653.
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