DE FOREST, WISCONSIN—
Ball Corporation
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ball Corporation, 600 Ball Court, DE FOREST, WISCONSIN 53532 on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was working from a step ladder, trying to clear a clogged water pipe. As he was trying to unplug the pipe, it cracked and water shot out. The water hit the employee, causing him to fall from the ladder to the concrete ground. He landed on his feet and broke both heels.
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An employee was walking down stairs, crossing over the conveyor, and fell. The employee sustained a severe laceration behind the right knee.
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An employee was working on a press and went to remove aluminum scrap. The machine single-stroked one time, catching his right thumb between the punch and the bottom former. The thumb tip was amputated.
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An employee was working in a robot area. His muscles began cramping in the morning and he was hospitalized that afternoon, suffering from heat stress.
FINDLAY, OHIO—
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On April 5, 2020, at approximately 2:30 AM, an employee was checking the chain tension on a discharge conveyor. His right index finger became pinched in the conveyor's chain and sprocket and was amputated.
ROME, GEORGIA—
Ball Corporation
Employees were waiting on a delivery truck to unstrap electrical panels and control panels for unloading. The driver of a tractor trailer unstrapped the electrical and control panels so the employees could unload them. An electrical panel slipped and hit a control panel, which then struck the injured employee, knocking him to the ground where he hit his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized with a contusion to the back of the head and ligament damage to his right knee.
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